Cat. No. 231/II, variant 3
Mother and Child
- State/Variant:
- State II of II, variant
- Date:
- 2007
- Themes:
- Abstraction, Fabric Works, Figures, Motherhood & Family
- Techniques:
- Drypoint
- Description:
- Drypoint, with black ink additions
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- plate: 13 3/4 x 10 7/8" (34.9 x 27.7 cm); sheet: 17 3/4 x 13 1/2" (45.1 x 34.3 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" lower right margin, stitched in red thread.
- Publisher:
- unpublished
- Printer:
- Harlan & Weaver, New York
- Edition:
- 3 known variant impressions of state II
- Impression:
- Not numbered
- Edition Information:
- Not issued as a published edition at any state.
Of the 3 known variant impressions of state II, 2 are on fabric and 1 is on paper. - State Changes and Additions:
- Changes from state I in drypoint: organic shapes at center left and lower left added, and/or re-drawn.
Additions in black ink: nose, breasts, and ground line; hair further delineated and filled in. - Curatorial Remarks:
- This impression has light staining, as is commonly found in the old fabrics Bourgeois chose to use as printing surfaces.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of Jean-Louis Bourgeois and Alain Bourgeois
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 752.2013
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY