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Foirades/Fizzles

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Petersburg Press

Publisher

The image displays intersecting diagonal and horizontal wooden planks on a flat surface, creating a geometric framework. Amorphous shapes, resembling fragmented human body parts such as a foot and hands, are attached to the planks with rugged, organic textures. This creates a connection to human anatomy within an abstract presentation. The contrast between the structured wood and organic shapes evokes a sense of complexity and curiosity in a sculptural assembly.

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Artwork overview

Medium

silver gelatin print with red ink
Credit Line

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

image: 27.15 × 17.78 cm (10 11/16 × 7 in.)
Accession Number

2008.136.245
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 173

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

Bibliography

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.

Markings

stamped on verso: A Kodak Paper

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