Torso [trial proof]
1973 - 1974
Artist, American, born 1930
Printer, American, born 1868
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Publisher

Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph in green on Angoumois à la Main handmade paper [trial proof]
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Credit Line
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
sheet: 58.4 × 79.3 cm (23 × 31 1/4 in.)
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Accession
2008.136.19
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 138 [trial proof]
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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 503.
1978
Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, no. 183.
1994
Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 138.
2011
Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.66. http://www.nga.gov/gemini
Inscriptions
lower left in graphite: Trial Proof First Drawing for Torso (Discarded); lower right in graphite: J Johns / '74; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: No. 5; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ73-628
Markings
embossed lower left: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower right verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.
Wikidata ID
Q76439410