Pinion [working proof]

1963-1966

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Zigmunds Priede

Printer, American, born Latvia, 1935-2024

The image shows a rectangular gray area with textured patterns, some faint circular shapes, and a thin vertical black line intersecting it. Above this, there is a colorful, abstract layer resembling everyday objects with hues of pink, red, yellow, blue, and green. Within the gray area, imprints of hands labeled "HAND" and feet labeled "FOOT," along with the word "KNEE" are visible.
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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. 27.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 1/2 ["1/36" crossed out] WWorking Proof (for signature); lower right: J. Johns / '63 - '66

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76344134

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