Cat. No. 584/I
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
- State/Variant:
- State I of VII
- Date:
- 2002
- Themes
- Motherhood & Family, Spirals, Words
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 15/16 x 11 13/16" (25.2 x 30 cm); sheet: 10 5/8 x 13 3/8" (27 x 34 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, pencil.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state I
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state VII.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Descriptive Title:
- English translation: "The Reparation"
- Description:
- Drypoint, with blue carbon, and black, red, and blue ink additions
- Inscription:
- Verso: [abstract, rectangular drawings] center sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Matrices:
The progression of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 2 plates.
Plate 1: letter M and spiral.
Plate 2: spiral, and in later states, letter M.
State Changes:
Plate 1 printed in black. - MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1584.2008
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Tate Modern, London (state VII)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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State I of VII
2002
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M Is for Mother , plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
2002-2003
Source
1998
Not in MoMA's Collection
M Is for Mother
1998
Not in MoMA's Collection
M Is for Mother
1998
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 9 × 11 3/4" (22.9 × 29.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
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2008
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2008
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 23 1/2 x 18" (59.7 x 45.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY