Cat. No. 353/I, variant 1
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
- State/Variant:
- State I of VII, variant
- Date:
- 2000-2001
- Themes:
- Figures
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with selective wiping, and red ink and pencil additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 4 3/4 x 5 13/16" (12 x 14.7 cm); sheet: 15 9/16 x 9 15/16" (39.5 x 25.3 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, red ink.
- Inscription:
- None
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 2 known variant impressions of state II
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state VI on paper and of state VII on fabric.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Additions in red ink: female figure's hair delineated, anticipating states II, III, and IV; her features, necklace and nipples delineated, all anticipating state II; male figure's features, nipples, Adam's apple and hair delineated, all anticipating state II; groundline delineated, anticipating state II.
Additions in pencil: female figure's second leg delineated, anticipating state IV.
- 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:
- 1037.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled, plate 4 of 5, from the illustrated book,The Laws of Nature
2003-2006
States
State I of VII, variant
2000-2001
2000-2001
State I of VII, variant
2000-2001
2000-2001
State II of VII
2000-2001
2000-2001
State III of VII
2000-2001
2000-2001
State IV of VII, variant
2001
2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State IV of VII, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State IV of VII, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State V of VII, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
State V of VII, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
State VI of VII, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
State VI of VII, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
Published
State VI of VII
2003
2003
State VII of VII, variant
c. 2006
c. 2006
Published
State VII of VII
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
