#1 (after 'Untitled 1975') [working proof]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Anthony Zepeda

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Ron McPherson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Serge Lozingot

Printer, French, born 1935

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image displays a series of parallel lines in an abstract pattern. The lines are red, yellow, and blue. They vary in direction, creating a weave-like design resembling colorful matchsticks or a woven textile. The composition lacks a central focal point, allowing the eye to roam freely.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph with graphite, pen and ink, and colored pencil on Arches Cover wove paper [working proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 76.36 × 52.55 cm (30 1/16 × 20 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.136.451

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 174 [working proof]

  • Series Title

    6 Lithographs (after 'Untitled 1975')


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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 740.

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, no. 249.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 174.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.82. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Working Proof J Johns / '76; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ76-780; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: I [circled] Yellow 40 H 8114 H08 / 174

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q76439999

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