Cicada [working proof]
1981
Artist, American, born 1930
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
color lithograph with graphite and colored pencil on Arches 88 wove paper [working 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: 88.9 × 66.04 cm (35 × 26 in.)
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Accession
2008.136.366
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 213 [working 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 923.
1994
Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 213.
2011
Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.103. http://www.nga.gov/gemini
Inscriptions
lower left in graphite: Working Proof with Pencil Additions ULAE 213; lower right in graphite; J Johns / '81; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Use Arches 88 - Torn edges / Make sure that everything been / clean / H / JJ81-1003; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: I [circled] CS wash plate 1 / II [circled] Red / III [circled] Blue
Markings
embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Stony Johns, Inc. / © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Wikidata ID
Q76439878