Light Bulb [working proof]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Bill Goldston

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James V. Smith

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image features a large lightbulb lying horizontally on a square structure with depicted rays emanating from it. The color palette consists of shades of grey for the lightbulb, a dark frame, and semi-transparent black outlines against a background of blue and green tones. The lightbulb is centered within the square and occupies the upper-middle part of the image. Swirling black lines on a green background fill the lower half of the image in the foreground.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

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

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 170.

Inscriptions

in graphite, along bottom of sheet, lower left: WORKING PROOF WITH CHALK ADDITIONS; lower right: J JOHNS / '76; center verso in graphite: Hand Rolled / line plate / printed / first / and / then grey / wash plate

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76343824

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