Cat. No. 351/II, variant 1
Untitled, plate 2 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
- State/Variant:
- State II of X, variant
- Date:
- 2000-2001
- Themes:
- Figures
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with red ink additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 4 3/4 x 5 13/16" (12 x 14.7 cm); sheet: 12 3/8 x 8 3/4" (31.5 x 22.2 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, red ink.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 3 known variant impressions of state II
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state IX on paper and of state X on fabric.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I in drypoint: groundline, female figure's hair, features, and necklace delineated; male figure's features and hair delineated; female figure's right hand delineated, and male figure's left hand further delineated.
Addition in red ink: male figure's hair further delineated, and Adam's apple delineated, both anticpating state V; female figure's hair further delineated, anticipating state III; her shoes further delineated, anticipating state VI; her necklace re-configured, anticipating state V. - Background:
- The artist told printer Felix Harlan that the figures in this series are playing an adult version of a French children's game, known as "faire des galipettes," meaning to do somersaults. In fact, the expression "faire des galipettes" is also slang for having sex, a punning reference that Bourgeois must have enjoyed.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1020.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled, plate 2 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
2003-2006
States
State I of X
2000-2001
2000-2001
State II of X, variant
2000-2001
2000-2001
State II of X, variant
2000-2001
2000-2001
State II of X, variant
2000-2001
2000-2001
State III of X
2000-2001
2000-2001
State IV of X, variant
2000-2001
2000-2001
State IV of X, variant
2000-2001
2000-2001
State V of X
2000-2001
2000-2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State VI of X
2001
2001
State VII of X, variant
2001
2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State VII of X, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
State VIII of X
2001-2003
2001-2003
State IX of X, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State IX of X, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
State IX of X, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
Published
State IX of X
2003
2003
State X of X, variant
c. 2006
c. 2006
Published
State X of X
2006
2006
Illustrated Book
2003
Illustrated Book
2006
Series
c. 2003
Series
2001-2003
Series
c. 2003
Series
c. 2003
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
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NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
