Cicada [working proof]

1981

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Anthony Zepeda

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Alan Holoubek

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Richard Garst

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image depicts a composition of short, linear shapes arranged closely together in a pattern. The red and multicolored lines form a textured surface resembling woven fabric or a patchwork quilt. The overlapping lines are defined by blue, yellow, green, and black colors on a red background, giving the appearance of stacked sticks or matchsticks.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph with graphite on George Duchêne Calcaire handmade paper [working proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • 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 Number

    2010.116.662

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 219 [working proof]

  • Portfolio Title

    Eight Lithographs to Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc.


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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 956.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

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