The Critic Smiles [artist's proof]

1966

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Ben Berns

Printer, American, 1936 - 2007

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image shows a series of simple shapes and lines, including a rectangular form positioned horizontally in the center. The abstract design has a cluster of five rounded shapes on top of the rectangle. This composition is within a larger rectangular boundary drawn with thin lines. The layout includes handwritten annotations that contribute to the abstract presentation.
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Artwork overview

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 left within border on diagonal in lithographic crayon: THE CRITIC SMILES / ARTIST'S PROOF / J. Johns / 1966

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Watermarks

RIVES

Wikidata ID

Q76344132

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