Ventriloquist [trial proof]

1985

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Keith Brintzenhofe

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image contains a large pattern of vertical lines in the background. Two vessel-like objects are in the foreground, one in the upper left and the other in the lower right. The color palette is black and white. Angular and curved lines intersect the composition diagonally. Vertical rows of black rectangles frame the image on both sides.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2010 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 233.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: TRIAL PROOF; lower right: J Johns '85

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Watermarks

BFK RIVES / FRANCE [infinity symbol]

Wikidata ID

Q76553140

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