Cat. No. 455.1/II, variant 2
Untitled
- State/Variant:
- Version 1 of 2, state II of II, variant
- Date:
- 1993
- Alternate Title:
-
Père et Enfant: Tender
- Descriptive Title:
-
Man Standing Behind Tub
- Themes:
- Figures, Motherhood & Family, Objects
- Techniques:
- Engraving, Screenprint
- Description:
- Engraving and screenprint, with black ink, white gouache, and paper additions
- Support:
- Smooth, laid paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 8 1/2 x 10 7/8" (21.6 x 27.7 cm); sheet: 18 9/16 x 25 1/8" (47.2 x 63.8 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 2 known variant impressions of version 1, state II
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
Matrices:
The progression of version 1 of this composition, as seen in the Evolving Composition Diagram below, involved 2 matrices in 2 different techniques.
Matrix 1, in engraving: tub, figure on left.
Matrix 2, in screenprint: interior of tub, 2 figures in tub, figure on right. - State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from version 1, state I, in screenprint: matrix 2 added.
- Background:
- This composition was considered for inclusion in the 1994 portfolio, "Autobiographical Series" but was ultimately excluded from publication.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- Felix Harlan, of the print workshop Harlan & Weaver, New York, remembers sometimes using the screenprinting technique to aid in the process of transferring a drawn composition onto a copper plate and developing the composition.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 645.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY