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Target with Four Faces [trial proof]

1979

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Petersburg Press

Publisher

Aldo Crommelynck

Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

The image contains a series of concentric circles and rectangles forming bold lines and shapes in an abstract design. The circles resemble a target or a large speaker, while the rectangles bear an upside-down word that appears mirrored, resembling a label or shipping crate. The geometric forms create a pattern that directs attention towards the center, suggesting associations with targets and crates while remaining abstract.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black with aquatint, sugar lift, and drypoint [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

sheet: 75.4 × 56.1 cm (29 11/16 × 22 1/16 in.)
plate: 59.5 × 46 cm (23 7/16 × 18 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.136.397
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 203 [trial proof]

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. 203.

Inscriptions

lower left, in graphite: TRIAL PROOF; lower right, in graphite: J Johns '79

Wikidata ID

Q76439921

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