Light Bulb

1966

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

Ben Berns

Printer, American, 1936 - 2007

The image features three objects: a twisted piece of driftwood on the left, an abstract object resembling a bottle or insulator in the center, and a light bulb on the right, against a dark background. The color palette consists of black, white, and shades of gray. The objects are arranged horizontally, with the driftwood curving upward, the abstract object centered, and the light bulb tilting slightly to the right. Each object appears to rest on a white surface that runs across the width of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (stone) in black and dark gray on handmade English paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 49.9 x 61.6 cm (19 5/8 x 24 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.56.74

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 024

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. 24.

Inscriptions

in graphite, below image: 35/45 / J. Johns / '66

Markings

blind stamp: chop of ULAE

Watermarks

J WHATMAN 1952

Wikidata ID

Q65571637

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