Untitled (Wide Tree)

Cat. No. 254.2/III

Untitled (Wide Tree)

State/Variant:
Version 2 of 2, state III of IV, variant
Date:
2004-2005
Themes
Figures, Nature
Techniques
Drypoint
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 9 15/16 × 9 13/16" (25.3 × 25 cm); sheet: 13 1/4 × 11 1/4" (33.7 × 28.6 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
2 known variant impressions of version 2, state III
Edition Information:
Proof after the editioning of version 1, states I-III, in the series of portfolios, "Les Arbres" (1-6).

Version 2 was not issued as a published edition at any state.
Impression:
Not numbered
Curatorial Remarks:
The plate dimensions are from an impression in MoMA's Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.
Descriptive Title:
Wide Tree
Description:
Drypoint, with red watercolor, blue watercolor, and red ink additions
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from version 1: composition rendered on a new plate, in drypoint; image simplified and inverted.
Changes from version 2, state II in drypoint: figure further delineated overall; branches added; branches and roots elongated.
Changes from version 1, state II by burnishing: branches refined.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

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

2004-2005

First Version
Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (4), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (1), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Untitled (Wide Tree), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (2), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (3), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (5), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Untitled (Wide Tree), in Les Arbres (6), from the editioned series of portfolios, Les Arbres (1-6)
Second Version
Untitled (Wide Tree)
Untitled (Wide Tree)
Untitled (Wide Tree)
Untitled (Wide Tree)
Untitled (Wide Tree)

Series

2004

Les Arbres (1-6)

Related Works in the Catalogue

L'Arbre
Embracing the Tree
Untitled, plate 4 of 9, from the portfolio, Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature

Related Works in Other Mediums

Topiary III