Cat. No. 413.2/I, variant 2
Horseshoe
- State/Variant:
- Version 2 of 2, state I of II, variant
- Date:
- 2002
- Themes:
- Objects
- Techniques:
- Drypoint, Engraving
- Description:
- Engraving and drypoint, with selective wiping
- Support:
- Smooth, wove paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 5 7/8 x 5" (15 x 12.7 cm); sheet: 10 1/2 x 9 1/16" (26.7 x 23 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, pencil.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 2 known variant impressions of version 2, state I
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of version 2, state II.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from version 1, in drypoint: outline of large horseshoe transferred to new plate.
Changes from version 1, in engraving: hatch marks reformed. - Background:
- Bourgeois created prints as holiday gifts for a circle of friends. The editioned version of "Horseshoe" (version 2, state II) was the holiday gift for 2002. She signed the additional impressions (A.P., P.P., B.A.T.) in 2003, along with one outside the edition inscribed, "MoMA proof."
- Curatorial Remarks:
- To create the editioned version of "Horseshoe" (version 2, state II), Bourgeois began with a composition of two horseshoes, one large and one small. She developed the image through a series of state changes, and changes in orientation, before cutting the plate in two and separating the horseshoes. She then transferred the image of the large horseshoe to a new plate, from which the edition was printed.
The orientation of each composition is based on the signature or the printer notations on the verso. When neither is present, the orientation has been designated for cataloguing purposes. - MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 1580.2008
- This Work in Other Collections:
- Tate Modern, London
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY