Light Bulb from 1st Etchings, 2nd State [trial proof]
1969
Artist, American, born 1930
Printer, American, born Canada, 1921 - 1985
Publisher
Jasper Johns
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and aquatint 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: 16.83 × 22.54 cm (6 5/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
sheet: 74.93 × 53.66 cm (29 1/2 × 21 1/8 in.) -
Accession Number
2005.153.63
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 058 [trial proof]
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2005 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. 58.
Inscriptions
below plate mark, lower left: 1.2 TRIAL PROOF; lower right: J Johns '69
Markings
blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]
Wikidata ID
Q76344769