Cat. No. 619/IV, variant 2
It Breaks If They Are Separated
- State/Variant:
- State IV of IV, variant
- Date:
- 2002
- Descriptive Title:
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Two Entwined Circles
- Themes:
- Abstraction
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with blue gouache and pencil additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 15/16 x 11 15/16" (25.2 x 30.3 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 x 14 3/16" (28.2 x 36.1 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, pencil.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 2 known variant impressions of state IV
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
Matrices:
The progression of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 2 plates.
Plate 1: left circle, and outline of right side of horizontal band.
Plate 2: right circle, and outline of left and right sides of horizontal band. - State Changes and Additions:
- Plate 1 printed in black. Plate 2 printed in red.
Changes from state III, in drypoint, in plate 2: left side of horizontal band shaded in. - Curatorial Remarks:
- The peach watercolor wash stains in the left upper and upper middle margins do not appear to be intentional additions by the artist.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1732.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
It Breaks If They Are Separated
2002
Source
1998
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
It Breaks If They Are Separated
Ink on paper
1998
Ink on paper
1998
States
State I of IV, variant
2002
2002
State I of IV, variant
2002
2002
State II of IV
2002
2002
State III of IV
2002
2002
State IV of IV, variant
2002
2002
State IV of IV, variant
2002
2002
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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
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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
