• Original 2005 Louise Bourgeois Selected Prints 1989–2005 exhibition catalogue, Marlborough Graphics, London. Front cover showing a pale cream ground with a large drypoint reproduction of Bourgeois's The Angry Cat (1999): a female cat standing upright on its hind legs, arms crossed over its chest, tail curling to the right, rendered in fine hatched lines. Title 'Louise Bourgeois' in bold black serif type at upper right, subtitle 'Selected Prints 1989–2005' in smaller type below. Approx. 21 × 15 cm, illustrat
  • Interior spread of 2005 Louise Bourgeois Selected Prints 1989–2005 catalogue, Marlborough Graphics, London. Left page showing a reproduction of Ears (2004): a grid of twelve human ears in three rows of four, each with a small circular mark at the canal, on a pale grey ground. Caption 'Ears 2004' at lower left. Right page showing Spiral Woman (2003): a female figure whose torso is replaced by four stacked pale ovoid forms, long dark hair streaming upward in multiple strands, small legs walking below. Caption
  • Interior spread of 2005 Louise Bourgeois Selected Prints 1989–2005 catalogue, Marlborough Graphics, London. Left page showing Untitled No. 2 (2004): a blue rectangular field filled with overlapping radiating circles of varying sizes, each composed of fine lines from a central point. Caption 'Untitled No. 2 2004' at lower left. Right page showing Embracing the Tree (2000): a female figure with arms raised into two dark vertical tree trunks, body suspended between them, small breasts and heels visible, dark
  • Reverse of 2005 Louise Bourgeois Selected Prints 1989–2005 exhibition catalogue, Marlborough Graphics, London. Back cover showing the same drypoint of The Angry Cat (1999) from behind: the cat's back, haunches and curling tail visible, rendered in fine hatched lines against a pale cream ground. Marlborough Graphics (London) Ltd contact details at upper left: 6 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BY, telephone, fax and website.
  • Original loose price sheet from 2005 Louise Bourgeois Selected Prints 1989–2005 exhibition, Marlborough Graphics, London. Single sheet headed 'Louise Bourgeois' with notation '+ 5% import tax' at upper right. Two-column list of works with prices in sterling: Blue Dress (1989) £3,400 reserved; Amputee with Crutch (1989) £3,400; Anatomy (set of 12) (1990) not for sale; Self Portrait (1990–94) £2,000; Untitled (Spiraling Arrows) (2002, on cloth) £10,200 framed; Caryatid (2002, on cloth) £8,000; 11 Drypoints (1
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LOUISE BOURGEOIS — Selected Prints 1989–2005, Marlborough Graphics, 2005

LOUISE BOURGEOIS — Selected Prints 1989–2005, Marlborough Graphics, 2005

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Exhibition catalogue. Approx. 21 × 15 cm. 32 pages. Illustrated card wrappers. Introduction by Paulo Herkenhoff. 21 colour plates. Marlborough Graphics (London) Ltd, 2005. First edition. Includes original loose Marlborough price sheet.

Published for Louise Bourgeois: Selected Prints 1989–2005, Marlborough Graphics, London. The catalogue moves through bodies, ears, hair, spirals, animals and unstable female forms — images that sit close to Bourgeois’s sculpture but remain intimate, graphic and repeatable. The cover reproduces her drypoint The Angry Cat (1999): a female cat standing upright on its hind legs, arms crossed over its chest, tail curling behind, rendered in fine hatched lines against a pale ground. The back cover shows the same figure from behind, with Marlborough Graphics’ London address and contact details at upper left.

The interior presents 21 plates spanning 1989–2005, including Ears (2004) — a grid of twelve ears, each with a small circular mark at the canal — and Spiral Woman (2003) — a figure whose body is replaced by stacked ovoid forms, long hair streaming upward, legs walking. Also reproduced: Untitled No. 2 (2004), a blue field of overlapping radiating circles; and Embracing the Tree (2000), a female figure with arms raised into two dark tree trunks, body suspended between them.

The loose price sheet is a primary document of the print market at the moment of the exhibition. Works are listed with prices in sterling (plus 5% import tax), with availability noted as sold, reserved, or not for sale. Blue Dress (1989) is reserved at £3,400; Untitled (Spiraling Arrows) (2002, on cloth) is £10,200 framed; Anatomy (set of 12) (1990) is not for sale. The sheet records the moment before circulation becomes provenance.

Condition: good / very good. Light shelf wear, faint surface rubbing and handling to covers. Interior clean. Price sheet with handling creases, light marks and staple/edge wear.

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