HandFootSockFloor [trial proof 7]

1976

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Petersburg Press

Publisher

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

The image features abstract shapes and lines forming a dynamic composition. It includes a bold, dark irregular oval surrounded by textured lines and shading. One abstract form resembles a corrugated surface, while another appears as a dense cluster of overlapping shapes. A light, zigzag line is present at the bottom left. Splashes of red, green, and purple colors punctuate the otherwise monochromatic canvas, adding movement and depth to the display.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint in black with additions in graphite and watercolor on wove paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 50.17 × 64.93 cm (19 3/4 × 25 9/16 in.)
    plate: 44.45 × 54.29 cm (17 1/2 × 21 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.136.321

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 173 [trial proof 7]

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 7/17 WITH PENCIL ADDITIONS; right margin, in graphite: [in unknown hand and rotated 45 degrees] 10 12 / 5 / 5 2 1/2; left margin, in graphite: [in unknown hand]: 4 1.9 / 1.5 / 3.6 / 1.8 / 3.8

Wikidata ID

Q76439818

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