Feet (b) [trial proof 2]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Petersburg Press

Publisher

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

The image displays bold, dark forms surrounded by irregular shapes and curving lines. The composition appears to depict layered arrangements resembling draped fabric or rolling terrain. The dark shapes could be interpreted as a landscape at dusk. A series of wavy lines on the right side adds a dynamic quality to the piece. The overall texture, shadow, and light usage create a sense of depth and complexity in this abstract representation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and photo-eteching in black with green and black watercolor and gouache on wove paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.48 × 22.38 cm (12 × 8 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.75 × 24.13 cm (12 1/2 × 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.136.302

  • 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

lower right, in graphite: J Johns; lower left, in graphite: TRIAL PROOF 2/9 WITH WATERCOLOR + GOUACHE ADDITIONS; on verso, lower left, in graphite: 138

Wikidata ID

Q76439792

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