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

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Serge Lozingot

Printer, French, born 1935

Anthony Zepeda

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Ron McPherson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image displays arrays of multi-colored diagonal lines, primarily in red, blue, and yellow hues, intersecting and overlapping in a chaotic pattern. The composition features distinct triangular or parallelogram sections created by the lines. The arrangement and repetition of these shapes create a rhythmic and energetic visual effect.
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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

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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 740.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: Trial Proof J Johns / '76; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ76-780

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q76440001

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