Cicada [trial proof]

1979

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image shows an array of colorful lines forming small, interconnected geometric shapes. The lines are arranged in a scattered manner, resembling straws, with colors including red, green, purple, yellow, orange, and blue.
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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

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 204.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: 1/2 TRIAL PROOF; lower right: J Johns '79; in image, across bottom: OHNS1979CICADAJASPERJ

Watermarks

[crown symbol] / UMBRIA / ITALIA / C.M. / F.

Wikidata ID

Q76439858

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