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Cat. No. 350/IX, variant

Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature

State/Variant:
State IX of IX, variant
Date:
c. 2006
Themes:
Figures
Techniques:
Drypoint, Engraving
Description:
Drypoint and engraving
Support:
Smooth, wove paper
Dimensions:
plate: 4 13/16 x 5 13/16" (12.2 x 14.8 cm); sheet: 8 1/16 x 8 7/16" (20.5 x 21.5 cm)
Signature:
Not signed
Publisher:
unpublished
Printer:
Harlan & Weaver, New York
Edition:
1 known variant impression of state IX, outside the edition on fabric
Impression:
Not numbered
Edition Information:
Proof after the illustrated book edition of state VIII on paper, and outside the illustrated book edition of state IX on fabric.

This impression is part of a set of plates printed in red on paper, but none of the impressions in this set are initialed and therefore the set is not considered a completed series. There is another set of plates, from c. 2003, printed in red on silk, with no signatures. This set is also not considered to be a completed series.

There are several unpublished but signed formats of “The Laws of Nature:” a series on fabric, printed in black, in 2 known examples; a series on fabric, printed in red, in 1 known example; and a series printed on a scarf, with plates in a different order, printed in black. (See the Evolving Composition Diagram.) The states of the plates within the various series sometimes differ from the states of the plates within the published editions.

There is 1 additional initialed impression of this composition on fabric, printed in black. It does not make up part of a series and is not reproduced due to its similarity to the impressions in the series, seen here.
State Changes and Additions:
Changes from state VIII in engraving: lines reinforced overall.
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:
68.2012

Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature
2003-2006

States

Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. 2000-2001
State I of IX, variant
2000-2001
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. 2000-2001
State I of IX, variant
2000-2001
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. 2000-2001
State II of IX
2000-2001
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. 2000-2001
State III of IX
2000-2001
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. 2000-2001
State IV of IX
2000-2001
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. 2000-2001
State V of IX
2000-2001
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. 2001
State VI of IX
2001
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. 2001
State VII of IX
2001
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the series, The Laws of Nature. c. 2003
State VIII of IX, variant
c. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the series, The Laws of Nature. c. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State VIII of IX, variant
c. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the series, The Laws of Nature. c. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State VIII of IX, variant
c. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the series, The Laws of Nature. c. 2003
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION State VIII of IX, variant
c. 2003
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. c. 2003
State VIII of IX, variant
c. 2003
Published Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. 2003
State VIII of IX
2003
Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. c. 2006
State IX of IX, variant
c. 2006
Published Louise Bourgeois. Untitled, plate 1 of 5, from the illustrated book, The Laws of Nature. 2006
State IX of IX
2006

Illustrated Book
2003

Louise Bourgeois. The Laws of Nature. 2003
The Laws of Nature
2003
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2006

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2006
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c. 2003

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c. 2003
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2001-2003

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2001-2003
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c. 2003

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c. 2003

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c. 2003
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