Cicada [working proof]
1981
Artist, American, born 1930
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
color lithograph with graphite on George Duchêne Calcaire handmade paper [working proof]
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Credit Line
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
image: 67.95 × 52.39 cm (26 3/4 × 20 5/8 in.)
sheet: 89.54 × 66.04 cm (35 1/4 × 26 in.) -
Accession
2010.116.662
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 219 [working proof]
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2010 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 956.
1994
Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 219.
2011
Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.102. http://www.nga.gov/gemini
Inscriptions
lower left in graphite: Working Proof with Graphite Additions; lower right in graphite: J Johns '81 / in another hand] original proof calcaire; lower left verso: 1 ORANGE #1 550 sp / psi 4 p / 2 no grey flat by wash plate / 3 A. - Z. wash stone perm rose
Markings
embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles / Stony Johns Inc.
Wikidata ID
Q76554616