EVA HESSE: CATALOGUE RAISONNE: VOLUME 1: PAINTING
ed. Renate Petzinger and Barry Rosen, with Annette Spohn. Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, Fall 2006
EVA HESSE: CATALOGUE RAISONNE: Volume 2: SCULPTURE
ed. Barry Rosen and Renate Petzinger, with Jörg Daur. Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, Fall 2006
The Estate of Eva Hesse has joined forces with Museum Wiesbaden and Hauser & Wirth to compile a catalogue raisonné of Hesse's sculptures, paintings, and works on paper.
Volume 1 is devoted to Hesse's paintings; it documents 133 works, including over 20 previously unknown and unrecorded works. 44 student works and 89 works from the period 1960-65 are included.
Volume 2 is devoted to Hesse's sculptural works, created between 1965 and 1970, including 23 previously unrecorded works. The volume incorporates new photography on a substantial number of works, including individual photographic records of Hesse's Test Pieces. It also includes important archival material, including photographs of the artist's studio.
The works on paper are documented in the third and fourth volumes of the catalogue raisonné, which are scheduled for publication in 2016. These two volumes will comprise some 650 drawings, watercolors, gouaches, collages and photograms, including 150 student works.