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1962

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Robert Blackburn

Printer, American, 1920 - 2003

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image displays a complex arrangement of dark lines and shapes forming an abstract pattern resembling a network or grid. The overlapping marks suggest the complexity of woven textiles or tangled cables. The composition may evoke urban landscapes as seen from above, with repetitive boxed forms resembling buildings and streets.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. S1.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: WORKING PROOF / WITH WASH ADDITION / J Johns 1962

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76343868

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