Passage I [working proof]

1966

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Zigmunds Priede

Printer, American, born Latvia, 1935-2024

Donn Steward

Printer, American, born Canada, 1921 - 1985

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image features a collage of various shapes, lines, and textures. A disjointed arm shape is on the left side overlapping with painted strokes and letterforms. Black and grey brushstrokes intertwine across the canvas. Letters are jumbled and disordered, resembling pieces of words or signs. Rectangular color blocks in red and yellow are on the right side, contrasting with the chaotic textures and letters below.
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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. 29.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: I Working Proof / [in felt tip pen] (CRAYON ADDITIONS) / [in graphite] J. Johns '66; center left in lithographic crayon: ENLARGE THIS / LINE TO 3 INCHES

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Watermarks

[mark of Italia paper]

Wikidata ID

Q76344251

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