The Sky Was Spinning

Cat. No. 1335

The Sky Was Spinning

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2008

Themes
Abstraction, Nature, Spirals
Techniques
Etching
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 5 1/4 × 8 3/4" (13.3 × 22.2 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, pencil.
Publisher
Osiris
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
Unique
Edition Information:
Two plates are superimposed in this composition; one is printed in blue and the other is printed in red. The plate printed in blue also appears in Untitled (Orbits and Gravity #1) (second panel), Untitled (Orbits and Gravity #2) (left panel), Untitled (Orbits and Gravity #3), and in “Fall.” The plate printed in red also appears in Untitled (Orbits and Gravity #1) (third panel), Untitled (Orbits and Gravity #4) (B), and in Untitled (Orbits and Gravity #6) (left plate, center of sheet). All are seen in Related Works in the Catalogue.
Impression:
Not numbered
Curatorial Remarks:
The color of the hand additions, plate size, and paper type could not be documented because this work is not in MoMA's Collection and could not be examined in person.
Description:
Etching, with gouache, watercolor, and pencil additions
Inscription:
"The Sky Was Spinning" lower middle margin, pencil, artist's hand.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

The Sky Was Spinning

2008

States
The Sky Was Spinning

Related Works in the Catalogue

Fall
Untitled (Orbits and Gravity #3)
Untitled (Orbits and Gravity #6)
Untitled (Orbits and Gravity #4) (B)
Untitled (Orbits and Gravity #1)
Untitled (Orbits and Gravity #2)
Sculpture en Plein Air