The Critic Smiles [working proof]
1966
Artist, American, born 1930
Printer, American, 1936 - 2007
Publisher

Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph in silver and black with hand additions painted in gold and ochre on hand-made English Chatham paper [working proof]
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Credit Line
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
sheet: 64.1 x 50.8 cm (25 1/4 x 20 in.)
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Accession
2004.28.50
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 025 [working proof]
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2004 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Bibliography
1970
Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1960-1970. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970, 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. 25.
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: Base + line drawing - Printed / teeth + handle - by hand / Working Proof / J. Johns / 1966
Markings
blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]
Wikidata ID
Q76344090