Skin with O'Hara Poem [misc. proof]

1965

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Ben Berns

Printer, American, 1936 - 2007

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image shows smudged, vertical black lines and shapes creating an abstract pattern on the canvas. Handprints are visible on either side, and the central area suggests the outline of a human face. The shapes and lines evoke textures such as fingerprint smears or charcoal drawings, adding familiarity to the abstract composition.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2004 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. 21.

Inscriptions

lower right in printed box in blue pen over erased inscription: PROOF (1ST STONE); in black pen: J. Johns / SKIN FOR ["WITH" crossed out] O'HARA POEM / 1964; ["Artist's Proof" crossed out]

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76343963

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