portfolio of intaglio prints (drypoint and aquatint) accompanied by a folded sheet of text by the artist printed in red; prints and text presented in red cloth-covered portfolio with title printed in black on front cover
Measurements
(1) 21.5 × 15.6 cm (image) 21.6 × 15.7 cm (plate) 33.6 × 26.4 cm (sheet) (2) 21.7 × 15.8 cm (image) 21.8 × 16.0 cm (plate) 33.6 × 26.2 cm (sheet) (3) 21.5 × 15.7 cm (image) 21.6 × 15.8 cm (plate) 33.6 × 26.2 cm (sheet) (4) 21.5 × 15.6 cm (image) 21.6 × 15.7 cm (plate) 33.6 × 26.2 cm (sheet) (5) 21.6 × 15.8 cm (image) 21.7 × 15.9 cm (plate) 33.6 × 26.2 cm (sheet) (6) 21.4 × 15.6 cm (image) 21.6 × 15.8 cm (plate) 33.7 × 26.2 cm (sheet) (7) 21.5 × 15.7 cm (image) 21.6 × 15.8 cm (plate) 33.8 × 26.2 cm (sheet) (8) 21.6 × 15.8 cm (image) 21.7 × 15.9 cm (plate) 33.8 × 26.2 cm (sheet) (9) 21.6 × 15.8 cm (image and plate) 33.8 × 26.3 cm (sheet) (10) 28.0 × 35.6 cm (sheet)
Edition
ed. 12/25
Printing/Publishing
printed by Harlan & Weaver Intaglio, New York; published by Peter Blum Edition, New York
Inscription
(1) inscribed in pencil l.c.l.: 12/25 inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: LB inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.l.: 1 (2) inscribed in pencil l.c.l.: 12/25 inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: LB inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.l.: 2 (3) inscribed in pencil l.c.l.: 12/25 inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: LB inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.l.: 3 (4) inscribed in pencil l.c.l.: 12/25 inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: LB inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.l.: 4 (5) inscribed in pencil l.c.l.: 12/25 inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: LB inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.l.: 5 (6) inscribed in pencil l.c.l.: 12/25 inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: LB inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.l.: 6 (7) inscribed in pencil l.c.l.: 12/25 inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: LB inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.l.: 7 (8) inscribed in pencil l.c.l.: 12/25 inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: LB inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.l.: 8 (9) inscribed in pencil l.c.l.: 12/25 inscribed in pencil l.c.r.: LB inscribed in pencil on reverse l.c.l.: 9 (colophon page) inscribed in pencil c.l.: 12/25 inscribed in pencil c.r.: Louise Bourgeois printed in ink: THIS PORTFOLIO CONTAINS NINE ETCHINGS IN DRYPOINT AND / AQUATINT AND AN ACCOMPANYING TEXT BY LOUISE BOURGEOIS / PRINTED IN LETTERPRESS ON SOMERSET SOFT WHITE PAPER / AND MOHAWK VELLUM. THE ETCHINGS WERE PRINTED BY HARLAN & WEAVER INTAGLIO, NEW YORK. THE EDITION CON- / SISTS OF TWENTY-FIVE COPIES SIGNED AND NUMBERED IN / ARABIC NUMERALS AND AN ADDITIONAL TEN COPIES SIGNED & / NUMBERED IN ROMAN NUMERALS RESERVED FOR THE ARTIST / AND PUBLISHER
