Cat. No. 601/III, variant 1
Laisse Tomber
- State/Variant:
- State III of V, variant
- Date:
- 2001-2002
- Descriptive Title:
-
English translation: "Forget It"
- Themes:
- Abstraction
- Techniques:
- Drypoint, Engraving
- Description:
- Drypoint and engraving, with red ink additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Somerset paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 8 7/16 x 10 13/16" (21.5 x 27.5 cm); sheet: 12 11/16 x 14 15/16" (32.3 x 38 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, red ink.
- Inscription:
- Verso: "BURIN # 4" lower left sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 2 known variant impressions of state III
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Matrices:
The progression of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 2 plates.
Plate 1: overall composition and shading; printed in black or red.
Plate 2: additional shading in drypoint; printed in red.
State Changes:
Plate orientation rotated with arrows moving from lower left to upper right composition.
Plate 1 printed in black.
Changes from state II, in engraving: light shading added to several areas of zigzag form. - MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1551.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY













