
Cat. No. 354/III, variant 2
Untitled, plate 5 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
- State/Variant:
- State III of V, variant
- Date:
- 2000-2001
- Themes
- Fabric Works, Figures
- Techniques
- Drypoint
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- plate: 4 3/4 x 5 3/4" (12.1 x 14.6 cm); sheet: 8 11/16 x 9 5/16" (22.1 x 23.6 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, stitched in red thread.
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- Harlan & Weaver
- Edition:
- 4 known variant impressions of state III
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state IV on paper and of state V on fabric.
Although this is an initialed impression on fabric, it does not make up part of a series. Also, it is printed on a fabric that is heavier and more textured than those impressions, printed in black, that are parts of series. - 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 II in drypoint: female figure's hair and shoes further delineated; male figure's hair and penis further delineated; various contours reinforced.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 73.2012
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

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Untitled, plate 5 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
2003-2006
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2001-2003
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c. 2003
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