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Cat. No. 53/IV

Untitled (Spider and Snake)

State/Variant:
State IV of IV
Date:
2003
Alternate Title:
Spider with Spiral
Themes:
Animals & Insects, Spiders, Spirals
Techniques:
Drypoint, Engraving
Description:
Drypoint and engraving, with selective wiping, and red gouache and black ink additions
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 9 15/16 x 11 15/16" (25.3 x 30.4 cm); sheet: 17 1/2 x 19" (44.5 x 48.3 cm)
Signature:
"Louise Bourgeois 2003" lower right margin.
Publisher:
The artist
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
50; plus 12 A.P., 5 P.P., and 1 B.A.T.
Impression:
"AP 2/12" lower left margin.
Edition Information:
There are 2 known variant impressions of state IV, outside the edition.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state III in drypoint: widened and shaded the body.
Additions in black ink: black dot inside the bottom coil of the snake.
Benefit Work:
For the Beyeler Foundation, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland
Artist’s Remarks:
Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "Patte Cassée / Broken leg. / Friendly Spider: The snake curled around one of its leg and sits there. Sept."
MoMA Credit Line:
Gift of The Easton Foundation
MoMA Accession Number:
1481.2012

Untitled (Spider and Snake)
2000-2003

Source
1999

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Friendly Spider. 1999
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Friendly Spider
Ink and pencil on paper
1999

States

NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Spider and Snake). 2000
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State I of IV
2000
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Spider and Snake). 2000
State II of IV, variant
2000
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Spider and Snake). 2000-2003
State II of IV, variant
2000-2003
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Spider and Snake). 2003
State III of IV, variant
2003
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Spider and Snake). 2003
State III of IV, variant
2003
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Spider and Snake). 2003
State IV of IV, variant
2003
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Spider and Snake). 2003
State IV of IV, variant
2003
Published Louise Bourgeois. Untitled (Spider and Snake). 2003
State IV of IV
2003