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Cat. No. 417.2/II, variant 1

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State/Variant:
Version 2 of 2, state II of III, variant
Date:
1999
Themes
Animals & Insects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove Somerset paper
Dimensions:
plate: 24 13/16 x 9 15/16" (63 x 25.2 cm); sheet: 29 1/8 x 14 1/8" (74 x 35.8 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, red ink.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
2 known variant impressions of state II
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.

The "HC" inscription, in the artist's hand, does not indicate a conventional H.C. impression, which would be included in an edition.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
The inscription on the verso of this impression refers to Marie-Laure Bernadac and Bernard Marcadé, two French curators with a longstanding professional relationship with Bourgeois.
Descriptive Title:
Cows
Description:
Drypoint, with red ink and pencil additions
Inscription:
"HC" lower left margin, red ink, artist's hand. Verso: "Marie Laure's visit/ Bernard Markadet/ theodora 8 years old - / Panique attack." lower left sheet, pencil, artist's hand; sketch of three cows, lower right sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version I: composition transferred in various sizes to a new plate, in drypoint.
Changes from version 2, state I, in drypoint: composition reinforced overall.
Additions in red ink and pencil: smaller cow added beneath topmost cow, anticipating state III.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
800.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

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1999

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