Untitled (Holiday Laurel)

Cat. No. 126/IV, variant 1 (fabric)

Untitled (Holiday Laurel)

State/Variant:
State IV of V, variant
Date:
2004
Themes
Fabric Works, Nature
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
plate: 10 1/16 x 7 5/8" (25.5 x 19.3 cm); sheet: 12 3/8 x 9 5/8" (31.4 x 24.5 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, stitched in red thread.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
2 known variant impressions of state IV
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of state V.
Impression:
Not numbered
Background:
State V of this composition, printed on paper, was created as a 2004 holiday gift for a circle of friends. In the same year, Bourgeois created another composition, on fabric, called, Untitled (Descriptive Title: Hand Holding Tree), for a selected, smaller group of friends.
Curatorial Remarks:
There are variations found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces. The example reproduced here has some staining in the center left composition.
Description:
Drypoint
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state III in drypoint: alternating leaves on the plant at the right, fully shaded.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
51.2012
This Work in Other Collections:
Tate Modern, London
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Untitled (Holiday Laurel)

2004

States
Untitled (Holiday Laurel)
Untitled (Holiday Laurel)
Untitled (Holiday Laurel)
Untitled (Holiday Laurel)
Untitled (Holiday Laurel)
Untitled (Holiday Laurel)

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