Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature

Cat. No. 353/VI, variant 1

Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature

State/Variant:
State VI of VII, variant
Date:
c. 2003
Themes
Figures
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 4 3/4 x 5 13/16" (12 x 14.8 cm); sheet: 9 x 9 1/16" (22.8 x 23 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
2 known variant impressions of state VI
Edition Information:
Proof outside the editioning of state VI on paper and before the editioning of state VII on fabric.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
The artist told printer Felix Harlan that the figures in this series are playing an adult version of a French children's game, known as "faire des galipettes," meaning to do somersaults. In fact, the expression "faire des galipettes" is also slang for having sex, a punning reference that Bourgeois must have enjoyed.
Description:
Drypoint
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state V in drypoint: female figure's shoulder, arm, breasts, torso, and thigh reconfigured; male figure's buttocks reconfigured, and his hair further delineated.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1454.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature

2003-2006

States
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the series, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the series, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the series, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the series, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature

Illustrated Book

2003

The Laws of Nature

Illustrated Book

2006

The Laws of Nature

Series

c. 2003

The Laws of Nature

Series

2001-2003

The Laws of Nature

Series

c. 2003

The Laws of Nature

Series

c. 2003

The Laws of Nature

Related Works in the Catalogue

The Couple, plate 5 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation

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Le Bateau Adulte Enfant(The Laws of Nature)
Couple
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The Couple