Decoy [trial proof]

1971

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Bill Goldston

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James V. Smith

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Zigmunds Priede

Printer, American, born Latvia, 1935-2024

Steve Anderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image features bold, sweeping black shapes and lines creating movement and depth. There are text and abstract forms layered throughout, with different fonts and incomplete letters giving an impression of printed material and overlapping letters. A central cylindrical object with a red and cream color scheme stands out against a textured backdrop with faded beige and blue tones. The composition combines text and a cylindrical form with dark colors and irregular outlines in an abstract manner.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2006 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, 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. 98.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: TRIAL PROOF / J Johns '71

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Watermarks

BFK RIVES FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q76345238

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