Cat. No. 350/VII
Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
- State/Variant:
- State VII of IX
- Date:
- 2001
- Themes:
- Figures
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with black ink additions
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 4 3/4 x 5 13/16" (12 x 14.7 cm); sheet: 9 1/16 x 9 13/16" (23 x 25 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, black ink.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state VII
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state VIII on paper and of state IX on fabric.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state VI in drypoint: male figure's genitals further delineated, and female figure's nipples delineated; male figures' back, hip, hair, eyes, and arm contours re-configured.
- Background:
- The artist told printer Felix Harlan that the figures in this series are playing an adult version of a French children's game, known as "faire des galipettes," meaning to do somersaults. In fact, the expression "faire des galipettes" is also slang for having sex, a punning reference that Bourgeois must have enjoyed.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1018.2008
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY