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1962

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image shows a series of crisscrossing lines arranged in a web-like pattern. The lines create depth and complexity, resembling entangled branches or woven threads. Among the lines are small letters and red accents appearing sporadically.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2008 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. S1.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: working proof /
WITH CHALK ADDITIONS / J Johns '62

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Watermarks

Rives BFK

Wikidata ID

Q76345488

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