
Cat. No. 555/IV
Tête à l'envers
- State/Variant:
- State IV of VI
- Date:
- 2001
- Alternate Title:
- Face with Spiral Eyes
- Themes
- Faces & Portaits, Spirals
- Techniques
- Aquatint, Drypoint, Engraving
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 8 7/16 x 10 7/8" (21.5 x 27.6 cm); sheet: 13 1/16 x 15 1/2" (33.2 x 39.3 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 2 known impressions of state IV
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Descriptive Title:
- English translation: "Upside Down Head"
- Description:
- Drypoint, engraving, and aquatint
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state III, by burnishing: drypoint burr removed and lines of composition lightened overall.
Changes from state III, in aquatint: lips, eyelid, and face contour filled in.
Changes from state III, in engraving: lips and contour of face reinforced. - MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1065.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

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State IV of VI
2001
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Tête à l'envers
2001-2009
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2001

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Untitled
2001
Not in MoMA's Collection

Untitled
2001
Medium: Ink, pencil, correction fluid, and cutouts on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
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1986
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1986
Medium: Marble, with steel base
Dimensions: overall: 30 x 33 1/2 x 32" (76.2 x 85.1 x 81.3 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY


Untitled
1989

Untitled
1989
Medium: Ink, charcoal, and crayon on burned paper
Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY