Feet (b) [trial proof 4]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Petersburg Press

Publisher

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

The image shows overlapping shapes and lines creating a composition with geometric and irregular forms. A large, dark triangular shape with a textured surface is at the center, surrounded by curvilinear waves and jagged lines resembling scribbles. The elements intertwine and overlap, similar to tangled wires or threads, with textured areas suggesting crumpled fabric or weathered paper. This arrangement evokes the sense of an object in motion or an intricate collage of layered pieces.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.16 × 22.86 cm (11 7/8 × 9 in.)
    sheet: 31.12 × 25.08 cm (12 1/4 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.136.304

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 173 [trial proof 4]

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 4/9 WITH WATERCOLOR ADDITIONS; on verso, lower left, in graphite: 140

Wikidata ID

Q76439797

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