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Face [trial proof 8]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

Petersburg Press

Publisher

The image features a large amorphous shape in the center with intricate textures resembling a cluster of tiny dots or grains. Surrounding this central shape are sweeping lines and soft gray tones. The composition has an organic quality, with areas that might be likened to a footprint or a distant landscape viewed from above. The abstract nature of the piece allows for various visual interpretations.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lift-ground aquatint in gray on wove paper [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 27.8 × 21 cm (10 15/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
sheet (irregular): 37.9 × 28.5 cm (14 15/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.136.192
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 173 [trial proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

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: TRIAL PROOF 8/12

Wikidata ID

Q76439647

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