Lightbulb from 1st Etchings [trial proof]
1967-1968
Artist, American, born 1930
Printer, American, born Canada, 1921 - 1985
Publisher
Jasper Johns
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching in black on wove paper [trial proof]
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Credit Line
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
plate: 21.3 x 31.8 cm (8 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
sheet: 38.7 x 54.3 cm (15 1/4 x 21 3/8 in.) -
Accession Number
2004.167.56
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 043 [trial proof]
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. 43.
Inscriptions
lower left in graphite: 1/2 TRIAL PROOF; lower right in graphite: J Johns '67
Markings
blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]
Wikidata ID
Q76344543