Rejected Plates: Hand [trial proof 3]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Petersburg Press

Publisher

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

The image shows a grid of nine squares filled with abstract patterns made of lines and shapes. The elements in each square include swirling lines, dense clusters of dashes, and scattered pebble-like forms. These patterns suggest familiar objects like rock formations or scribbles. The arrangement of these shapes within the grid creates an interplay of texture and form.
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Artwork overview

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

lower right, in graphite: JJ; lower left, in graphite: TRIAL PROOF 3/5 REJECTED PLATE

Wikidata ID

Q76439751

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