Decoy [trial proof]

1971

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Bill Goldston

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James V. Smith

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Zigmunds Priede

Printer, American, born Latvia, 1935-2024

Steve Anderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image contains various overlapping, swirling shapes and lines with an abstract quality. A large vertical block of dark color contrasts with lighter textured areas. Scattered text in different orientations and colors, like cream and blue, weaves across the composition. A can's label design is faintly visible in the center, adding to the collage-like and abstract nature of the image.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2006 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, 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. 98.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: B/D TRIAL PROOF; lower right: J. Johns '71

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76345222

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