Notre Dame des Fleurs

Cat. No. 1309

Notre Dame des Fleurs

State/Variant:
Only state
Date:
2007
Themes
Abstraction, Nature
Techniques
Etching
Support:
Paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 8 1/4 × 7 3/8" (21 × 18.7 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, pencil. (Elements of letters reinforced.)
Publisher
Osiris
Printer
Wingate Studio
Edition:
5 known impressions of the only state
Edition Information:
The hand additions on this composition vary from impression to impression, as do the titles. Two examples, titled, “Rivière” (# 2 and #6), relate to a similar composition, where 3 examples are titled “Rivière” (#1, #3, and #4); the latter are seen below in Related Works in the Catalogue. [There is no known composition titled “Rivière (#5)”.] The orientations of examples of this composition also vary. For comparisons, see the Evolving Composition Diagram.
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.
Descriptive Title:
English translation: "Our Lady of the Flowers"
Description:
Etching, with watercolor, gouache, and pencil additions
Inscription:
"Notre Dame des / fleurs" lower middle margin, pencil, artist's hand.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Fleur ; Notre Dame des Fleurs ; Rivière ; I Do

2007-2009

States
Fleur
Notre Dame des Fleurs
Rivière (#2)
Rivière (#6)
I Do (#2)

Related Works in the Catalogue

Untitled, no. 37 of 42 in La Rivière Gentille (set 1), from the series of installation sets (1-3)
La Plage
Pecheur (I Do)
Les Petites Fleurs
Le Jardin
Pivoine et Soleil
Rivière (#1)
Rivière (#3)
Rivière (#4)
Les Fleurs à Antony

Related Works in Other Mediums

Untitled (Arch of Hysteria)