The Critic Smiles [working proof]

1966

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Ben Berns

Printer, American, 1936 - 2007

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image shows a linear object at the center, topped with five golden oval shapes. The color palette consists of muted tones, with a light blue or gray bar and warm golden tones for the ovals. The objects are situated near the center of the canvas, with the linear shape extending horizontally across the image and the golden ovals placed on top of it, slightly off-centered to the left.
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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. 25.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Base + line drawing - Printed / teeth + handle - by hand / Working Proof / J. Johns / 1966

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76344090

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