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Winter [trial proof]

1989

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image showcases a series of shapes and lines arranged in an intricate composition. A large circular form is intersected by diagonal and curving lines, creating a dynamic flow. Dark silhouettes are present, resembling figures on the sides. The scene contains layered motifs, suggesting familiar objects like a clock face, gears, or celestial patterns. The artwork blends abstract techniques to allude to objects navigating between the mechanical and the cosmic.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

sheet: 53.98 x 37.78 cm (21 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.222
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 241 [trial proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

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. 248.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: I/2 TRIAL PROOF, JJ '89

Markings

chop of ULAE

Wikidata ID

Q76553390

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