Painting with a Ball [trial proof]

1973

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 depicts a dark rectangular shape with a vertical line dividing it into two uneven halves. Within the shape, there is a slender, elongated oval form running vertically through the center. The surface of the rectangle is textured with vague scratch-like patterns resembling the roughness of natural surfaces like stone or aged wood.
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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. 124.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: 1/2 TRIAL PROOF; lower right: J Johns '72 - '73.

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Watermarks

J WHATMAN 1962

Wikidata ID

Q76345481

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