M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation

Cat. No. 584/III

M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation

State/Variant:
State III of 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 14 3/16" (27 x 36 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, blue ink.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of state III
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of state VII.
Impression:
Not numbered
Curatorial Remarks:
Plate 2 is inked in a special way that makes the lines difficult to see, producing the hazy pinkish effect seen in the spiral.
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "The Reparation"
Description:
Drypoint, with blue and black ink, pencil, and white correction fluid additions
Inscription:
Verso: "Le passage du papier dans la presse / constitue un embossage du papier" lower left to 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, over plate 2 printed in red.
Changes from state II: plate 2 (comprised of spiral) added.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1585.2008
This Work in Other Collections:
Tate Modern, London (state VII)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

M Is for Mother , plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation

2002-2003

Source

1998

M Is for Mother
States
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
M Is for Mother, plate 4 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation

Portfolio

2003

La Réparation

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