Souvenir I

1972

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Ron Adams

Printer, American, born 1934

Serge Lozingot

Printer, French, born 1935

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image depicts a mix of straight and irregular fluid lines with an abstract composition. It contains a weathered, textured surface with dark gray and light gray tones, resembling a cloudy sky or faded stone. To the bottom left is a circular shape resembling an old seal or stamp, with an abstract face within it and text around the rim. On the right are signature-like scribbles and handwritten-looking text, resembling notes or labels found in a scrapbook.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Angoumois à la Main handmade paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Speiller

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 97.79 × 74.3 cm (38 1/2 × 29 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.111.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 111

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Speiller, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; acquired 1974 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 343.

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, no. 156.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 111.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.48. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: J Johns '72; lower left corner in graphite: 48/63; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ71-427

Markings

embossed lower left: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower right verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q65571598

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