Scent [trial proof]

1976

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

Juda Rosenberg

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image displays a composition of angular lines and shapes arranged in a dense, repetitive pattern. This abstract artwork resembles a mosaic of directional tiles or a field of stylized geometric feathers spread across a rectangular expanse. The variations in thickness and orientation of the lines create a transition from left to right within the piece.
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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. 166.

Inscriptions

lower right, in graphite: J. Johns '75 - '76; lower left, in graphite: 1/2 TRIAL PROOF (WHITE ELEMENTS)

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76439616

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