Horseshoe

Cat. No. 413.1/II

Horseshoe

State/Variant:
Version 1 of 2, state II of V
Date:
2002
Themes
Objects
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 8 7/16 x 10 7/8" (21.5 x 27.6 cm); sheet: 10 9/16 x 13 9/16" (26.9 x 34.5 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, red ink.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of version 1, state II
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of version 2, state II.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
Bourgeois created prints as holiday gifts for a circle of friends. The editioned version of "Horseshoe" (version 2, state II) was the holiday gift for 2002. She signed the additional impressions (A.P., P.P., B.A.T.) in 2003, along with one outside the edition inscribed, "MoMA proof."
Curatorial Remarks:
To create the editioned version of "Horseshoe" (version 2, state II), Bourgeois began with a composition of two horseshoes, one large and one small. She developed the image through a series of state changes, and changes in orientation, before cutting the plate in two and separating the horseshoes. She then transferred the image of the large horseshoe to a new plate, from which the edition was printed.

The orientation of each composition is based on the signature or the printer notations on the verso. When neither is present, the orientation has been designated for cataloguing purposes.
Description:
Drypoint, with red and black ink additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1, state I, in drypoint: small horseshoe further shaded in; nail holes added in small horseshoe.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1635.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Horseshoe

2002-2003

Source

2002

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First Version
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Second Version
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