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Cat. No. 287/IV, variant

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State/Variant:
State IV of IV, variant
Date:
2004

Themes
Body Parts, Nature
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 11 13/16 x 11 7/8" (30 x 30.1 cm); sheet: 17 1/16 x 16 1/8" (43.4 x 40.9 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, pencil.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known variant impression of state IV
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
Bourgeois created this composition, editioned on fabric, as a holiday print for a selected, small group of friends. In the same year, 2004, she also created the untitled (Holiday Laurel) edition on paper as a holiday print for a larger group of friends.
Descriptive Title:
Hand Holding Tree
Description:
Drypoint, with blue ink additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state III in drypoint: many leaves enlarged.
Additions in blue ink: a few additional leaves enlarged; trunk, branches, and hand further shaded.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1499.2012
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

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2004

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Related Works in the Catalogue

Spring
Branches
Untitled (Wide Tree), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)