The Son Is Father to the Man

Cat. No. 1062/I

The Son Is Father to the Man

State/Variant:
State I of III
Date:
2000

Themes
Faces & Portaits, Motherhood & Family
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 7 x 5 3/4" (17.8 x 14.6 cm); sheet: 15 7/16 × 11 1/8" (39.2 × 28.3 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of state I
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of state III.
Impression:
Not numbered
Curatorial Remarks:
The title of this composition is inspired by the poem "My Heart Leaps Up" by William Wordsworth.
Description:
Drypoint, with pencil additions
Inscription:
"MAY 1st 2000" lower left margin, pencil, unknown hand. Verso: "l'enfant est le père de l'homme" lower middle sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
Artist’s Remarks:
Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "Does the father carry his son within himself? Does the son carry forever his father within himself?"
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
996.2008
This Work in Other Collections:
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (state III)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

The Son Is Father to the Man

2000

Source

2000

The Son Is Father to the Man
States
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The Son Is Father to the Man
The Son Is Father to the Man
The Son Is Father to the Man
The Son Is Father to the Man

Related Works in the Catalogue

Untitled
Untitled, no. 4 of 6, from the portfolio, The Woven Child
Hysterical, plate 16 of 24, from the series, Self Portrait
Le Père et les 3 Fils
Untitled, no. 1 of 12, from the portfolio, Anatomy
Self Portrait
Untitled, no. 5 of 5, from the series, The Bad Girl

Related Works in Other Mediums

Father and Son
Le Père et les 3 Fils
Le Père et les 3 Fils
Father and Son, installed in the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park
Father and Son, installed in the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park
Untitled, no. 9 of 34, from the sketchbook, Album à Dessin