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Cat. No. 244/II, variant 3

Untitled

State/Variant:
State II of IV, variant
Date:
2002
Alternate Title:
Four-leaf Clover; Shamrock
Themes:
Nature
Techniques:
Drypoint
Description:
Drypoint, with red and pink watercolor, blue crayon, red ink, and red crayon additions
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 9 15/16 x 7 15/16" (25.2 x 20.2 cm); sheet: 14 1/2 x 11 5/16" (36.8 x 28.8 cm)
Signature:
"LB" right lower margin, red ink.
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
6 known variant impressions of state II
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Not issued as a published edition at any state.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state I in drypoint: stem and leaves filled in.
Other Remarks:
According to the Louise Bourgeois Studio, the text additions refer to the birth of Iwan and Manuela Wirth's daughter, Alma Maria. The source drawing, seen below in the Evolving Composition Diagram, was used for the birth announcement.
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
MoMA Accession Number:
1660.2008

Untitled
2002

Source
2002

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Alma Maria L'Enfant Aimée. 2002
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Alma Maria L'Enfant Aimée
Ink, colored pencil, and crayon on music paper
2002

States

Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2002
State I of IV
2002
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2002
State II of IV, variant
2002
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2002
State II of IV, variant
2002
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2002
State II of IV, variant
2002
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2002
State II of IV, variant
2002
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2002
State II of IV, variant
2002
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2002
State II of IV, variant
2002
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2002
State III of IV
2002
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled. 2002
State IV of IV
2002