0-9 [trial proof]

1975

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

Petersburg Press

Publisher

The image shows a grid of rectangular shapes, each containing a single numeral from 0 to 9, arranged in two rows. The numerals are presented in abstract styles with swirling lines and textured backgrounds. The design of each number resembles familiar typeface characters, uniquely stylized, with some numbers having a graffiti-like appearance. The abstract treatment of the figures contrasts with the simple squared boundaries that contain them.
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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. 155.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: TRIAL PROOF / J Johns '75

Wikidata ID

Q76439564

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