1st Etchings: Ale Cans [trial proof]

1968

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Donn Steward

Printer, American, born Canada, 1921 - 1985

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image features two vertical cylindrical objects drawn in an etched style. The color scheme is primarily grayscale. The cylinders are placed centrally, with a smaller version of the same design below them. The background consists of abstract linear patterns.
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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

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 43.

Inscriptions

in graphite, below plate mark of larger plate, lower left: 1/2 TRIAL PROOF J Johns '67

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76344571

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