Decoy [misc. 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 shows thick black brushstrokes and lighter, textured areas shaping an irregular frame around a white square in the center. Sections of text are visible, partially obscured or mirrored. The composition may evoke a cityscape against a bright sky, and the interplay of positive and negative space invites exploration of further abstractions.
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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 left: PROOF COMPLETE STONE IN BLACK / J Johns 1971; lower right verso: [inverted, in another hand] stone proof second printing

Wikidata ID

Q76345249

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