Animations:

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Open 10:00–5:00

Visit
Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Face [trial proof 3]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image displays intersecting and overlapping rectangular shapes. A rough, irregular gray stain is central, within one of the rectangles. The artwork includes the word "FACE" beside the stain. The composition suggests a sheet of paper with smudged ink or paint, implying spontaneity and tactile quality. The overall presentation is minimalistic, engaging viewers with textures and geometric framing.

This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.

Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Medium

lift-ground aquatint in black with graphite and ink on wove paper [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 41 × 55 cm (16 1/8 × 21 5/8 in.)
sheet: 50.2 × 64.6 cm (19 3/4 × 25 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.136.199
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 left in graphite: TRIAL PROOF 3/12 WITH PENCIL + INK ADDITIONS; lower right: JJ

Wikidata ID

Q76439658

You may be interested in