Buttocks/Knees/FootHandSockFloor/Face/Torso (little plates) [trial proof 1]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image shows rectangles and a vertical line dividing the space. Within the rectangles, irregularly shaped forms are outlined. These forms mimic body parts such as legs, feet, a hand, and a torso, each labeled accordingly. The words "BUTTOCKS" and "KNEE" appear in the center section. This abstract presentation encourages viewers to connect the shapes with human anatomy.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and spitbite aquatint in black with watercolor and pencil additions on wove paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 33.66 x 26.19 cm (13 1/4 x 10 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.78 x 28.58 cm (14 7/8 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.136.219

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 173 [trial proof 1]

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

in graphite, lower left: TRIAL PROOF 1/4 WITH WATERCOLOR / + PENCIL ADDITIONS, lower right J Johns

Watermarks

J Johns

Wikidata ID

Q76439683

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