Untitled (Wide Tree)

Cat. No. 254.2/II

Untitled (Wide Tree)

State/Variant:
Version 2 of 2, state II of IV
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: 15 1/4 × 11" (38.7 × 27.9 cm)
Signature:
"LB" lower right margin, pencil.
Publisher
unpublished
Printer
Harlan & Weaver
Edition:
1 known impression of version 2, state II
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
Descriptive Title:
Wide Tree
Description:
Drypoint, with 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 I in drypoint: horizon line added; branches and roots added; torso, head, and shoes further delineated.
Changes from version 1, state I by burnishing: branch under left shoe removed.
Additions in red ink: facial features reinforced and stomach further delineated, anticipating state III.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of The Easton Foundation
MoMA Accession Number:
574.2016
© 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)

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

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Topiary III