Watchman [working proof]

1967

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Zigmunds Priede

Printer, American, born Latvia, 1935-2024

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image features distinct black shapes creating an abstract composition against a light brown background. The shapes resemble an upside-down chair with intertwined human figure legs. A textured line runs horizontally across the lower section, with a circular element on the "floor" next to a diagonal line.
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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

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 32.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: WORKING PROOF / WITH ADDITION IN CRAYON; lower right in graphite: J Johns '67

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76344420

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