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Target with Plaster Casts [state proof of 7th state]

1980

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

Petersburg Press

Publisher

The image shows a composition with concentric circular shapes in the center and rectangular blocks forming a border at the top. The shapes create an abstract design suggesting a spiraling vinyl record or the cross-section of a tree trunk. The rectangles at the top resemble window panes or dominoes, contrasted against the swirling pattern below. The image is rendered in shades of black and gray, allowing viewers to interpret the design in their own way.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint in black on wove paper [state proof]
Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

sheet: 75.41 × 56.52 cm (29 11/16 × 22 1/4 in.)
plate: 59.53 × 44.61 cm (23 7/16 × 17 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.136.365
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 208 [state proof of 7th state]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

Bibliography

1994

Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 208.

Inscriptions

lower right, in graphite: J Johns 78 - 80; lower left, in graphite: 7TH STATE

Wikidata ID

Q76439877

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