Four Panels from Untitled 1972 [D panel, trial proof 7]

started 1973, published 1974

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Gemini G.E.L.

Printer

Ron McPherson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Serge Lozingot

Printer, French, born 1935

Charles Ritt

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

The image shows orange-brown rectangular shapes overlapping in a crisscross pattern over a background of tightly packed scribbled lines. Torn paper forms with ragged edges are scattered throughout, similar to pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. In the composition, there are patches of vibrant blue and hints of green, adding contrast to the neutral palette.
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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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 557.

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, no. 197.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 149.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.58. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 7D Trial Proof / JJ '73; upper left in graphite by unknown hand: Black Run; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ73-623

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q76439453

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