Buttocks/Knees/FootHandSockFloor/Face/Torso (little plates) [trial proof 2]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image consists of abstract shapes and lines arranged in a vertical sequence on the left side, with a separate shape on the right. The forms on the left resemble common objects like a button, a slice, and a face encased in rectangular frames. The textures and lines suggest fluidity and organic forms, resembling shadows or textures found in fabric or stone. The shape on the right also shows an intricate texture, reminiscent of a folded cloth or crumpled paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and spitbite aquatint in black on wove paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    folded: 32.7 x 50.48 cm (12 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.)
    plate: 28.26 x 32.39 cm (11 1/8 x 12 3/4 in.)
    plate: 6.03 x 9.53 cm (2 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
    overall: 32.7 x 78.11 cm (12 7/8 x 30 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.136.220

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 173 [trial proof 2]

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 2/4, lower right: J Johns

Watermarks

J Johns

Wikidata ID

Q76439684

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