Four Panels from Untitled 1972 [C panel, trial proof 3]

started 1973, published 1974

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Gemini G.E.L.

Printer

Ron McPherson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Serge Lozingot

Printer, French, born 1935

Charles Ritt

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

The image displays a series of interconnected, irregular polygonal shapes outlined with thin lines creating a pattern resembling a mosaic or cobblestone street. The shapes vary slightly in size, positioned randomly, and some resemble familiar objects like stones or paving tiles. The contrast in shading among the shapes adds depth to the muted palette, inviting exploration of textures of everyday surfaces translated into abstract visual representation.
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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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 557.

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, no. 196.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 149.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.58. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 3C Trial Proof / JJ '73-'74; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: Save it for / value / 681. B 7° WH; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ73-623C

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q76439440

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