Untitled No. 2

Cat. No. 578/V, variant

Untitled No. 2

State/Variant:
State V of V, variant
Date:
2004
Themes
Abstraction
Techniques
Drypoint, Etching
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
plate: 9 x 12" (22.9 x 30.5 cm); sheet: 12 x 15" (30.5 x 38.1 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, red ink.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
3 known variant impressions of state V, outside the edition
Edition Information:
Proof before the editioning of state V.

The "AP" inscription, in the artist's hand, does not represent a conventional A.P. impression, which would be numbered.

According to Publisher Harlan & Weaver, the 2 additional known impressions of state V, outside the edition, are printed in blue and dark blue. Both are inscribed "AP" in the artist's hand, but do not represent conventional A.P. impressions, which would be numbered. Images of those impressions are not available.
Impression:
Not numbered
Curatorial Remarks:
The signature on this impression shows the artist experimenting with the orientation of the composition. The published print (state V, in blue) will not be in this orientation.

The printer has confirmed that the background is open bite etching, which involves only acid and not rosin, which would be the case in aquatint.

The paper type could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person. The plate dimensions are from the impression in MoMA's Collection. The sheet dimensions were provided by the Louise Bourgeois Studio.

Although the numbering of this untitled work suggests that it is part of a series, it is not part of a larger body of work.

An umbrella merchandise item was made from an image of the published impression.
Description:
Drypoint and etching, with red ink additions
Inscription:
"AP" lower left margin, red ink, artist's hand.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state IV, in open bite etching: background filled in.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Untitled No. 2

2001-2004

Source

1998

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Related Works in the Catalogue

Untitled, no. 4, in Nothing to Remember (set 1), from the series of folio sets (1-6)
Untitled, no. 4 of 34, from the illustrated book, Ode à l'Oubli
Untitled
Untitled, no. 12 of 19, from the portfolio, Fugue

Related Works in Other Mediums

Untitled, no. 14 of 32, from the sketchbook, Memory Traces 1
Untitled, no. 17 of 32, from the sketchbook, Memory Traces 1
Untitled, no. 15 of 32, from the sketchbook, Memory Traces 1
Untitled
Untitled, no. 1 of 5, from the suite, Cinque
Untitled, no. 2 of 5, from the suite, Cinque
Untitled, no. 3 of 5, from the suite, Cinque
Untitled, no. 4 of 5, from the suite, Cinque
Untitled, no. 5 of 5, from the suite, Cinque
Untitled