Skin with O'Hara Poem [trial 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 displays a collection of black, smudged vertical lines and shapes, forming an abstract composition. The smudges resemble a face and two handprints pressed onto a surface, similar to a fogged-up window or glass panel. The abstract forms convey a sense of a human presence, with distinct handprints and a face depicted through dark patches and lighter areas. There is also some partially obscured text in the upper right corner, adding to the enigmatic and abstract nature of the artwork.
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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 graphite: Trial Proof w/ POEM IN red / J. Johns / 64-65

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76343967

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