Feet (b) [trial proof 9]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Petersburg Press

Publisher

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

The image displays a series of overlapping dark lines and shapes against a lighter background, creating a dense and complex composition. The abstract artwork includes undulating wave-like patterns and sharper angular forms. The interplay of lines and forms could suggest a landscape or textured surface. Familiar forms like folded maps or old leather can be discerned within the composition, adding an elusive nature to the visual puzzle presented.
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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 9/9; on verso, lower left, in graphite: 145

Wikidata ID

Q76439803

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