Cat. No. 579/V
Acoustica
- State/Variant:
- State V of V
- Date:
- 2000–2003
- Themes:
- Figures, Music
- Techniques:
- Drypoint, Engraving
- Description:
- Drypoint and engraving
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 10 1/16 x 7 3/8" (25.5 x 18.8 cm); sheet: 15 9/16 x 11 1/4" (39.5 x 28.5 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Inscription:
- Verso: “Heureux qui come Ulyse a fait / un beau voyage. et comme ces [illeg.] / la conquis / la toison. / et [illeg.] plus / d'usage et Raison pour / vivre [illeg.] le reste de / son age . en gardant ses / moutons” center sheet, pencil, artist’s hand; “Ed Rusche / at Gagosian" lower right sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- Edition: 3 known impressions of state V
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state IV, by burnishing: previous areas of burnishing more fully removed.
- Background:
- The first inscription on the verso of this impression refers to the poem "Les Regrets" by the French Renaissance poet Joachin du Bellay (c. 1522–1560).
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the source drawing: "acousticca [sic] / dans le silence, she carries a tune / de la maison.” Verso: “Accoustica / She carries a tone / She holds the note”
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1448.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY













