Untitled (Holiday Laurel)

Cat. No. 126/III (fabric)

Untitled (Holiday Laurel)

State/Variant:
State III of V
Date:
2004
Themes
Fabric Works, Nature
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
plate: 10 1/16 x 7 5/8" (25.5 x 19.4 cm); sheet: 13 1/16 x 9 5/8" (33.1 x 24.4 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, stitched in red thread.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of state III
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.
Description:
Drypoint
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state II in drypoint: alternating leaves on the plant at the right, slightly shaded.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
52.2012
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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