Untitled [working proof]

1977

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

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image shows a Savarin coffee can filled with paintbrushes in the lower left corner. The background and surrounding area feature bold, diagonal patterns of brushstrokes in red, green, purple, and black. These patterns break into a dense field of multicolored dots and circles in the center area. The coffee can is on a dark surface, with the patterns spreading outwards from it.
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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. 182.

Inscriptions

lower right, in graphite: J Johns '77; lower left, in graphite: WORKING PROOF WITH ADDITIONS IN PENCIL, CHALK + INK/ in ball-point pen: (3)

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76440043

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