The Critic Smiles [artist's proof]
1966
Printer, American, 1936 - 2007
Publisher
Artist, American, born 1930
Jasper Johns
Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph in black with hand-painting in metallic paints on Rives paper [artist's 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: 76.2 x 56.5 cm (30 x 22 1/4 in.)
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Accession Number
2004.28.52
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 025 [artist's 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 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