The Ladders

Cat. No. 406/IV, variant 1

The Ladders

State/Variant:
State IV of VII, variant
Date:
2003

Themes
Objects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 11 7/8 x 9 15/16" (30.2 x 25.2 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 x 11 5/16" (39.4 x 28.7 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
4 known impressions of state IV
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of state VII.

Of the 4 known impressions of state IV, 1 is not illustrated, due to its similarity to another impression in MoMA's Collection (Accession Number 1524.2012) seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below.
Impression:
Not numbered
Description:
Drypoint, with selective wiping
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state III in drypoint: figure at lower right further delineated.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1598.2008
This Work in Other Collections:
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

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The Ladder of Success, plate 14 of 18, from the illustrated book, One's Sleep (3)
Plate 8 of 11, from the illustrated book, He Disappeared into Complete Silence, second edition
Plate 8 of 9, from the illustrated book He Disappeared into Complete Silence, first edition (Example 1)
Ambition Shadowless

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