The Night

Cat. No. 427.2, variant 4

The Night

State/Variant:
Version 2 of 2, variant
Date:
2001
Themes
Nature, Objects
Techniques
Lithography
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
composition: 17 x 13 15/16" (43.2 x 35.4 cm); sheet: 25 x 20 1/16" (63.5 x 51 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
SOLO Impression
Edition:
6 known variant impressions of version 2
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of version 2.
Impression:
Not numbered
Curatorial Remarks:
A blended inking on one run created the blue to yellow-blue gradation.
Description:
Lithograph
State Changes and Additions:
Matrices:
The progression of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, included 11 different aluminum lithography plates. The combinations of plates (and the colors of ink) vary from one impression to another.

Print State Changes:
Changes from version 1: matrix including flower imagery replaced with matrix including boot imagery, in lithography.
Addition via masking: moon.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1117.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

The Night

2001

Source

1994-95

Untitled, no. 220 of 220, from the series, The Insomnia Drawings
First Version
The Night
Second Version
The Night
The Night
The Night
The Night
The Night
The Night
The Night

Related Works in the Catalogue

Hamlet and Ophelia
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, and plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, Metamorfosis
Rain Falling on Water
Night and Day
The Long Night
The Red Shoes

Related Works in Other Mediums

Beautiful Night
Untitled
Untitled, no. 57 of 220, from the series, The Insomnia Drawings