Feet (b) [trial proof 6]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Petersburg Press

Publisher

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

The image displays dark, scribbled lines intersecting across the canvas to form an abstract composition. The lines weave energetically, resembling tangled coils or electrical currents. The background features texture and shadows suggesting a crumpled piece of paper or fabric. Within this arrangement, patterns evoke the branches of a tree or folds of draped curtains.
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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: J Johns; lower left, in graphite: TRIAL PROOF 6/9 WITH PENCIL ADDITIONS; on verso, lower left, in graphite: 142

Wikidata ID

Q76439800

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