Face

started 1973, published 1974

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Charles Ritt

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Barbara Thomason

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in red and white on Richard de Bas Laga Narcisse handmade paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 59.2 x 33.2 cm (23 5/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 79 x 58.5 cm (31 1/8 x 23 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1981.5.191

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 132

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 500.

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, no. 177.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 132.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.64. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: J Johns / '74; lower left corner in graphite: Gemini II; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ73-627

Markings

embossed lower left: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower right verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Watermarks

1326 / [heart] / Richard de Bas / Auvergne à la main

Wikidata ID

Q74035826

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