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Changes from state II in drypoint: leaves further filled in on left lower branch; hand further shaded. Additions in blue ink: many leaves enlarged, anticipating changes in state IV.
Background:
Bourgeois created this composition, editioned on fabric, as a holiday print for a selected, small group of friends. In the same year, 2004, she also created the untitled (Holiday Laurel) edition on paper as a holiday print for a larger group of friends.
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