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- unpublished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
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY