Cat. No. 53/II, variant 1
Untitled (Spider and Snake)
- State/Variant:
- State II of IV, variant
- Date:
- 2000
- Alternate Title:
-
Spider with Spiral
- Themes:
- Animals & Insects, Spiders, Spirals
- Techniques:
- Drypoint, Engraving
- Description:
- Drypoint and engraving
- Support:
- Smooth, wove Somerset paper
- Dimensions:
- plate: 9 15/16 x 11 3/4" (25.3 x 29.9 cm); sheet: 18 7/8 x 22" (48 x 55.9 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 2 known variant impressions of state II
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state IV.
- State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I in drypoint: extended rear right leg to cross behind foreground leg.
- Background:
- State IV of this composition was published as a benefit for the Beyeler Foundation, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland.
- Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "Patte Cassée / Broken leg. / Friendly Spider: The snake curled around one of its leg and sits there. Sept."
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 33.2012
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY