Cat. No. 227, variant
Janus
- State/Variant:
- Only state, variant
- Date:
- 2008
- Themes:
- Figures
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 32 x 13" (81.3 x 33 cm); sheet: 38 3/16 x 17 5/8" (97 x 44.7 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 1 known variant impression of the only state, outside the edition
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Background:
- The fabric edition of this work was created as a Limited Edition benefit for the Serpentine Gallery, London, in honor of the Gallery's 40th Anniversary. Bourgeois had a connection to the Gallery through a major exhibition of her work held there in 1998, and an accompanying catalogue, titled: "Louise Bourgeois: Oeuvres récentes/Recent Works." That exhibition was organized in conjunction with capcMusée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1522.2012
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY











