Words [trial proof 5]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

Petersburg Press

Publisher

The image shows vertical columns of text in block letters, with lines of shapes and shading creating an abstract composition. Words are written in English and French, relating to body parts such as "BUTTOCK," "KNEE," "HAND," "FESSES," "GENOU," and "MAIN." The words form an orderly grid, with overlapping black, jagged lines and gray tones suggesting a textured appearance like a folded piece of paper or inkblot. Blue backgrounds at the edges contrast with the darker center.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and lift-ground aquatint in black with white gouache on wove paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.5 × 49.5 cm (11 5/8 × 19 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 32.5 × 50 cm (12 13/16 × 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.136.182

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 173 [trial proof 5]

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. 173.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: J Johns; lower right in graphite: TRIAL PROOF 5/10 WITH GOUACHE ADDITIONS

Wikidata ID

Q76439634

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