Untitled [working proof]

1971

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

George Page

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Ron Olds

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Ron Adams

Printer, American, born 1934

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image displays a large rectangular shape with a gradient background from yellow on the left to red on the right. In the center is an abstract composition featuring a long horizontal line outlined in blue, above which are chaotic scribbles in blue and white resembling geometric shapes or brushstrokes. Below the line is a smudged oval form in blue and purple. The corners of the rectangle are labeled with handwritten letters—'UL,' 'UR,' 'LL,' and 'LR'—each in different colors.
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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

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 293.

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, no. 145.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 100.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.32. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Working Proof / JJ '71

Wikidata ID

Q76345275

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