
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Cat. No. 122/II (fabric)
Pregnant Caryatid
- State/Variant:
- State II of II
- Date:
- 2001
- Themes:
- Architecture, Body Parts, Fabric Works, Figures, Motherhood & Family
- Techniques:
- Lithography
- Description:
- Lithograph
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- sheet: 37 1/2 x 22" (95.3 x 55.9 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right comp., stitched in red thread.
- Publisher:
- SOLO Impression, New York
- Printer:
- SOLO Impression, New York
- Edition:
- 9 on fabric; plus an edition of 10 on paper with 3 A.P., 2 P.P., and 1 B.A.T.
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- There are variations in the fabrics used in this edition, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces. Two varying examples are reproduced in the Evolving Composition Diagram below.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I: line extending from top of head and mark on top lip removed; bottom edge of figure further filled in.
- Curatorial Remarks:
- This hand towel is embroidered with the monogram "LB" in the upper left corner.
The two source drawings in the Evolving Composition Diagram below are the recto and verso of the same sheet.
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY