Words [trial proof 8]
1976
Artist, American, born 1930
Printer, French, 1931 - 2008
Publisher

Artwork overview
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Medium
drypoint and lift-ground aquatint in black 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: 26.8 × 44 cm (10 9/16 × 17 5/16 in.)
sheet: 37.9 × 55.9 cm (14 15/16 × 22 in.) -
Accession
2008.136.185
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 173 [trial proof 8]
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 right in graphite: J Johns; lower left in graphite: TRIAL PROOF 8/10
Wikidata ID
Q76439638