Cat. No. 609.2
Merci Crime
- State/Variant:
- Version 2 of 2, only state
- Date:
- 1994
- Themes
- Words
- Techniques
- Aquatint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8" (50.5 x 40.3 cm); sheet: 24 x 20 1/16" (61 x 51 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of version 2
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Description:
- Aquatint
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from version 1: composition transferred to a new matrix, in aquatint.
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the source painting: "Pour / Hubbeltje-bubbeltje"
- Other Remarks:
- According to Felix Harlan of Harlan & Weaver, this composition was created using an experimental combination of printmaking techniques. First, the source painting was photographed and transferred to a silkscreen. Second, the image was silkscreened onto a copper plate using a sugar lift solution. Then the plate was processed as a traditional sugar lift aquatint.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 654.2008
Version 2 of 2, only state
1994
Merci Crime
1994
Source
1994
Merci Crime
1994
Merci Crime
1994
Medium: Oil on board
Dimensions: Board: 4 1/4 × 6 1/4" (10.8 × 15.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Version 1 of 2, only state, variant
1994
<i>Merci Crime</i>
1994
Version 1 of 2, only state, variant
1994
<i>Merci Crime</i>
1994
Version 2 of 2, only state
1994
<i>Merci Crime</i>
1994
Version 2 of 2, only state, variant
1997
<i>Merci Crime</i>
1997
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Merci
1994
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Dimensions: sheet: 4 5/8 × 8 1/4" (11.7 × 21 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Merci Crime
1994
Merci Crime
1994
Medium: Ink on mylar paper
Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/2 × 7 3/4" (26.7 × 19.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
1996
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1996
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Dimensions: sheet: 8 × 10 1/2" (20.3 × 26.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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1996
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1996
Medium: Pencil, colored pencil, and charcoal on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 × 12" (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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1999
Merci Mercy
1999
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© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY