"M" [trial proof]

1972

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Ron McPherson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Daniel Freeman

Printer, American, born 1868

Ron Olds

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows an abstract composition with vertical lines and labeled components resembling a schematic or diagram. There is a thin, continuous line running from top to bottom, with annotations indicating objects such as a "screw eye," "wire," "brush," and "pulley." The background has textured, smoky gray tones, contrasting with the smoother shapes and lines in the foreground.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 344.

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, no. 158.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 113.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.56. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Trial Proof (Photo Plate in Gray); lower right in graphite: J Johns / '72; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ72-431

Markings

embossed lower left: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.; stamped lower right verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q76345386

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