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

Cat. No. 584/V, variant 3

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

State/Variant:
State V of VII, variant
Date:
2002
Themes
Motherhood & Family, Spirals, Words
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 9 13/16 x 11 7/8" (25 x 30.2 cm); sheet: 11 1/4 x 15 1/2" (28.5 x 39.3 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, red ink.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
4 known variant impressions of state V
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of state VII.
Impression:
Not numbered
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "The Reparation"
Description:
Drypoint, with red ink and red crayon additions
Inscription:
Verso: "M is for Mother" lower left sheet, red ink, 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 red.
Changes from state IV, in drypoint: curl of M in lower right composition further delineated.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1589.2008
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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