Souvenir I [trial proof]

1972

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Ron Adams

Printer, American, born 1934

Serge Lozingot

Printer, French, born 1935

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a rectangular shape with a swirling pattern of dark and light shades. A circular form at the bottom left contains a detailed face. The composition blends textured areas with defined shapes, evoking images related to currency or identification within a nebulous backdrop.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2008 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 343.

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, no. 156.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 111.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.48. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Trial Proof I/II - 1st + 5th Elements / J Johns '72; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ71-427

Markings

embossed lower left: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.; stamped lower right verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q76345381

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