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Washington, DC 20565

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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Target with Plaster Casts [state proof of 4th state]

1980

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

Petersburg Press

Publisher

The image features a large circular shape composed of concentric rings, set against a rectangular frame. At the top of the circle, there is a series of rectangular segments, each one filled with varying crosshatched lines. The composition merges geometric precision with organic patterns.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint in black on wove paper [state proof]
Credit Line

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

sheet: 75.57 × 56.2 cm (29 3/4 × 22 1/8 in.)
plate: 59.53 × 44.45 cm (23 7/16 × 17 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2008.136.362
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 208 [state proof of 4th state]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

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. 208.

Inscriptions

lower right, in graphite: J Johns 78 - 80; lower left, in graphite: 4TH STATE

Wikidata ID

Q76439872

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