A Cartoon for Tanya [working proof]

1972

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image features abstract forms and lines, including a curving arc resembling a speech bubble. The composition includes angular and cylindrical shapes, suggestive of a person holding a pencil or an artist at work. Soft smudges and gradients imply brush strokes or charcoal markings. At the top is an ink-like depiction of a face with scattered dark spots, reminiscent of an old man’s profile. In the top right corner, there is a hand-drawn inscription reading, "A cartoon for Tanja with love from Jasper, 1 Oct. 1972."
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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

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. 119.

Inscriptions

in stone upper right: A CARTOON / FOR TANYA / WITH LOVE / FROM JASPER / 1 OCT. 1972; in graphite, lower left: 1/10 [crossed out], WORKING PROOF WITH ADDITIONS IN CHALK, PENCIL, & CRAYON; lower right: J Johns [crossed out] / '72

Watermarks

chop: J Green; watermark

Wikidata ID

Q76345401

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