Cups 4 Picasso [trial proof]

1972

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

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image features two rectangular sections placed side by side, each dominated by bold curves and symmetrical shapes that evoke an abstract design. The left section creates a vase shape using negative space between two silhouettes of human profiles facing each other, filled with a gradient of colors from yellow through red to blue. The right section mirrors this composition with a reversed color scheme and darker background, emphasizing the vase shape through the abstract portrayal of opposing faces.
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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. 122.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: 1/2 TRIAL PROOF / J Johns '72

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76345434

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