Cat. No. 619/I, variant 1
It Breaks If They Are Separated
- State/Variant:
- State I of IV, variant
- Date:
- 2002
- Descriptive Title:
-
Two Entwined Circles
- Themes:
- Abstraction
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with blue and red ink, and blue and red crayon additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 15/16 x 11 13/16" (25.3 x 30 cm); sheet: 10 15/16 x 13 15/16" (27.8 x 35.4 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, pencil.
- Inscription:
- "orthograph" lower right comp., pencil, artist's hand. Verso: [abstract drawing] across sheet, gray and orange watercolor wash, artist's hand.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 2 known variant impressions of state I
- 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.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1727.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY