Decoy II

1971-1973

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Bill Goldston

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James V. Smith

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image features overlapping shapes and lines. Fragments of words appear suspended, some resembling street signs or magazine cutouts. Dark brushstrokes and scribbles create a background. A can-like object is depicted. A large, irregular cream-colored shape is in the upper right quadrant. The layering of text and visual elements contributes to the abstract nature of the artwork.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., February 1986.

Bibliography

1978

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

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, 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. 125.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: 25/31; lower right: J Johns '71-'73

Markings

blind stamp: chop of ULAE

Wikidata ID

Q65571732

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