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Cat. No. 244/II, variant 3

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State/Variant:
State II of IV, variant
Date:
2002
Alternate Title:
Four-leaf Clover; Shamrock
Themes
Nature
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 9 15/16 x 7 15/16" (25.2 x 20.2 cm); sheet: 14 1/2 x 11 5/16" (36.8 x 28.8 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, red ink.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
6 known variant impressions of state II
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.
Impression:
Not numbered
Description:
Drypoint, with red and pink watercolor, blue crayon, red ink, and red crayon additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state I in drypoint: stem and leaves filled in.
Other Remarks:
According to the Louise Bourgeois Studio, the text additions refer to the birth of Iwan and Manuela Wirth's daughter, Alma Maria. The source drawing, seen below in the Evolving Composition Diagram, was used for the birth announcement.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1660.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

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2002

Source

2002

Alma Maria L'Enfant Aimée
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Untitled (Branch with Three Leaves and Two Offshoots), in Les Arbres (5), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
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La Petite Pousse I

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