
NOT IN MoMA'S COLLECTION
Cat. No. 56/III
Breakfast in My Stomach
- State/Variant:
- State III of III
- Date:
- 2000
- Themes:
- Body Parts, Fabric Works, Figures, Objects
- Techniques:
- Engraving
- Description:
- Engraving, with selective wiping
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm); sheet: 14 1/4 x 13 1/2" (36.2 x 34.3 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower margin, stitched in red thread.
- Publisher:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 5
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- There is 1 known variant impression of state III, outside the edition.
One example in the fabric edition does not have the signature "LB" stitched in red thread, instead, "LB" is inscribed in red ink.
There are vaiations in the fabrics used in this edition, including staining and scorching, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces. - State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state II by burnishing: chair, and gray area surrounding it, removed.
Changes from state II in engraving: chair reconfigured. - Artist’s Remarks:
- Inscribed on the verso of the source drawing: "My breakfast refuses to go down and is sitting on my stomach."
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY