Watchman

1967

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Zigmunds Priede

Printer, American, born Latvia, 1935-2024

The image consists of various abstract shapes and lines. There is a prominent blue arc at the bottom, above which a large white shape intersects with a dark, textured background. The background contains shaded areas and faint text elements displaying letters. In the center right, three small squares of color—red, yellow, and blue—contrast against the monochromatic palette, reminiscent of stained glass panels. The composition evokes an abstract collage, arranged to form visual elements connecting to familiar objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on gray-tan laid handmade paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 92.5 x 61.5 cm (36 7/16 x 24 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.120.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 032

  • Copyright

    Published by Universal Limited Art Editions © Jasper Johns and U.L.A.E./Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lois Long, New York; acquired 2000 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • "Jasper Johns: Variations on a Theme", The Phillips Collection,Washington, DC, 2012.

Bibliography

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 32.

2011

  • Soria, Martine. Jasper Johns: Institute Valencia d'Art Modern (Exh. cat. IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez, Valencia 2011).

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: J. Johns / '67; lower right: 11/40

Markings

blind stamp: chop of ULAE

Wikidata ID

Q76343753

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