Cicada [trial proof]

1979

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Kenjiro Nonaka

Printer, Japanese, active second half 20th century

Hiroshi Kawanishi

Printer, Japanese, active second half 20th century

Takeshi Shimada

Printer, Japanese, active second half of 20th century

The image displays an arrangement of colorful lines in various angled directions, creating a complex network of shapes that fill the space. This abstract design is composed of parallel lines in multiple colors, including red, blue, yellow, orange, purple, and green, intersecting and laying over each other to form a mosaic-like pattern.
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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

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

Wikidata ID

Q76439860

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