Cups 4 Picasso [working proof]

1972

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

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image displays two rectangular compositions side by side, each featuring an abstract use of symmetrical shapes. In the first composition on the left, a vase-like shape is centered between two profiles of faces facing each other. Vibrant colors such as yellow, red, and blue form an abstract effect. The second composition on the right mirrors the first but with a different color palette of deeper reds and darker tones. The shapes suggest a duality between a goblet and two human profiles, a common optical illusion. Handwritten notes and corrections in red ink below the images add to the conceptual and abstract nature of the artwork.
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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

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. 122.

Inscriptions

various notations in red crayon at lower left; in graphite, lower right: working proof with crayon additions / J Johns '72

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76345428

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