null
USD
(0)
lock plus

An Educated Collector is Our Best Client

In business for nearly two decades, we are a well established, popular contemporary art boutique specializing in expertly chosen, blue chip prints, multiples, uniques, books, ephemera and merchandise at different price points, with a focus on the secondary market. Please click on the "Contact Us" button at the bottom of this page for questions about any work, pricing and/or to arrange to visit our showroom/gallery - located in between Manhattan's Flatiron and Chelsea Flower Districts.  

Home / SOLD WORKS (SELECTED) / Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting
Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting
Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting

Louise Bourgeois, Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567) with hand painting

Louise Bourgeois
SOLD

Description

Louise Bourgeois

Paris Review (W. & S. 147; MoMA 567), 1994

Aquatint and drypoint etching in colors with white acrylic hand coloring on Somerset paper, the eighth (final) state, signed in pencil. Framed.
36 3/4 × 28 × 1 inches
Edition 29/35
 
This large (3 feet high), Louise Bourgeois limited edition graphic work features unique hand painted elements.  Created by the artist to benefit the venerable literary magazine The Paris Review, in New York, with full margins. Catalogue raisonne reference: Wye, 567/VIII. As recorded in the publication's archives, "Louise Bourgeois’s work had such an impact on The Paris Review staff that the art editor remembers exactly what she wore to their first meeting: “I settled on a black knitted tube skirt that went to my ankles, flat black shoes, and a black v-neck sweater with a tan three-quarter length rain coat. I was hesitant because although the rain coat had been fashionable a few–seven–years earlier, it was now getting a little threaded at the cuffs and neck. Oh well, it was the best I could do.” All anxiety dissipated, however, when Bourgeois arrived at the door wearing an identical coat. The meeting was a success. After discussing the details of the collaboration, Bourgeois showed the editor to the door, thanked her, and asked her where she bought her skirt..."

Measurements

Height:   36.75
Width:   28.00
Depth:   1.50

Related Artworks