9 from 0-9 (Black)

1963

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

Zigmunds Priede

Printer, American, born Latvia, 1935-2024

The image contains two sections of abstract art. The top section shows small square grids filled with numbers ranging from 0 to 9, sketched with a coarse and overlapping hatching technique. The bottom section features a large singular number resembling a 9, with swirling lines and crosshatch patterns that give it the appearance of a swirling black hole or intricate wood grain patterning. The composition evokes familiarity with printed numbers or a blackboard full of chalk marks, presented in an abstract manner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    one from a portfolio of 10 lithographs on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.

  • Dimensions

    overall: 54.6 x 39.7 cm (21 1/2 x 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.56.61.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 017 (A/C)

Associated Artworks

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The image displays bold, overlapping strokes and dark ink patches forming abstract shapes. The top half features numerals from 0 to 9 in two rows, each uniquely stylized. The surrounding forms resemble craggy facades of ancient stone carvings. Below, there is a larger number zero in a rectangle with swirling and hatch-like lines creating a dynamic texture. The composition presents an abstract depiction of numbers, distorted artistically.

0 from 0-9 (Black)

Jasper Johns, Universal Limited Art Editions, Zigmunds Priede

1963

0-9 (Black)

Jasper Johns, Universal Limited Art Editions, Zigmunds Priede

1963

The image contains a series of rectangular shapes arranged in a grid pattern with bold, dark lines. In the upper half, there is a grid of numbers blending into one another. Below this grid, there is a large singular shape resembling the number eleven in its rectangle.

1 from 0-9 (Black)

Jasper Johns, Universal Limited Art Editions, Zigmunds Priede

1963

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.; acquired 1976 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1960-1970. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970, no.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 17.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: AC 2/10; lower right in graphite: J. Johns / ' 63

Markings

"ULAE" chop, lower left margin.

Watermarks

"J Johns"

Wikidata ID

Q65571629

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