8 [trial proof of 1st state]
1975
Jasper Johns
Artist, American, born 1930
Publisher
Printer, French, 1931 - 2008
Artwork overview
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Medium
aquatint in gray and brown on wove paper [trial proof]
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Credit Line
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
plate: 6.35 × 5.4 cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/8 in.)
sheet: 21.27 × 15.24 cm (8 3/8 × 6 in.) -
Accession Number
2008.136.105
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 164 [trial proof of 1st state]
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. 164.
Inscriptions
in graphite, at bottom, lower left: 1/2 TRIAL PROOF 1st STATE; lower right, below image: J Johns '75
Watermarks
[signature of Jasper Johns]
Wikidata ID
Q76439529