Inscription
lower left in graphite: Trial Proof; lower right in graphite: J Johns / '81; lower left verso: [in another hand]; 14 Runs / Proofing Order / A [circled] 1st Run / All Plates / Marked #1 / 1 [circled] Orange #1 / 2 [circled] Purple #1 / 3 [circled] Green #1 / 4 [circled] Red #1 / 5 [circled] Blue #1 / 6 [circled] Yellow #1/ B [circled] 2nd Run / All Plates / Marked #2 / 1 [circled] Orange #1 / 2 [circled] Purple #1 / 3 [circled] Green #1 / 4 [circled] Red #1 / 5 [circled] Blue #1 / 6 [circled] Yellow #1 / C [circled] Wash Plate / * Original Base = Transparent / + 5% Black / + / Black / + / Stone Purple / D [circled] Flat Plate / * Original Base / + / 50% Transparent. / Pressure 500 lbs / 4 Passes / Ink - Touch of Varnish / Santoncel Added to Purple / and Transparent Blacks.
Marks and Labels
embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles / Stony Johns Inc.
Provenance
the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2010 by the National Gallery of Art
Bibliography
- 1966
- Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 956.
- 1994
- Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 219.
- 2011
- Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.102. http://www.nga.gov/gemini
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