Breakfast in My Stomach

Cat. No. 56/III

Breakfast in My Stomach

State/Variant:
State III of III
Date:
2000

Themes
Body Parts, Fabric Works, Figures, Objects
Techniques
Engraving
Support:
Fabric
Dimensions:
plate: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm); sheet: 14 1/4 x 13 1/2" (36.2 x 34.3 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, stitched in red thread.
Publisher
Harlan & Weaver
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
5
Edition Information:
There is 1 known variant impression of state III, outside the edition.

One example in the fabric edition does not have the signature "LB" stitched in red thread, instead, "LB" is inscribed in red ink.

There are vaiations in the fabrics used in this edition, including staining and scorching, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces.
Impression:
Not numbered
Description:
Engraving, with selective wiping
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state II by burnishing: chair, and gray area surrounding it, removed.
Changes from state II in engraving: chair reconfigured.
Artist’s Remarks:
Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "My breakfast refuses to go down and is sitting on my stomach."
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Breakfast in My Stomach

2000

Source

2000

Breakfast in My Stomach
States
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La Nausée, plate 1 of 7, from the portfolio, La Réparation
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