Cat. No. 354/II
Untitled, plate 5 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
- State/Variant:
- State II of V
- Date:
- 2000-2001
- Themes:
- Figures
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with red ink and pencil additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Hahnemühle paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 4 3/4 x 5 3/4" (12 x 14.6 cm); sheet: 15 7/16 x 11 1/4" (39.2 x 28.5 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, red ink.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state II
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state IV on paper and of state V on fabric.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I in drypoint: female figure's features, necklace, and hair delineated; male figure's hair, features, and penis delineated.
Additions in red ink: a lower ground line delineated, anticipating state IV; female figure's hair and shoes further delineated, anticipating state III; male figure's hair and penis further delineated, anticipating state III. - 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:
- 1044.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled, plate 5 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
2003-2006
States
State I of V, variant
2000-2001
2000-2001
State I of V, variant
2000-2001
2000-2001
State II of V
2000-2001
2000-2001
State III of V, variant
2000-2001
2000-2001
State III of V, variant
2000-2001
2000-2001
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State III, of V, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State III of V, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
State IV of V, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
State IV of V, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
State IV of V, variant
c. 2003
c. 2003
Published
State IV of V
2003
2003
State V of V, variant
c. 2006
c. 2006
Published
State V of V
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
