Corpse and Mirror [trial proof]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Petersburg Press

Publisher

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

In this abstract composition, bold black brushstrokes form an angular, fan-like shape across the center of the image. The image is complemented by various pencil notations around the edges, some indicating colors with handwritten words like "pink," "yellow," and "blue," adding an additional layer of abstract expression akin to an artist's drafting notes.
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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. 167.

Inscriptions

lower right, below plate mark, in graphite: J J; lower left, below plate mark, in graphite: TRIAL PROOF WITH PENCIL ADDITIONS; overall, in graphite: color notations

Wikidata ID

Q76439594

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