Savarin and Savarin E.M. [recto] [trial proof]

1977

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Bill Goldston

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James V. Smith

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image contains a red Savarin coffee can filled with various tall wooden sticks and painting tools. The color palette includes red, blue, yellow, and black against a white background with chevron patterns. The coffee can is placed on a dark textured surface in the center, with the colorful chevron pattern in the background.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image shows a red Savarin coffee can holding a variety of sticks and brushes, placed in the center. The color palette includes reds, browns, blacks, and silvers on the can, with the brushes and sticks being natural wood tones and blacks and reds. The background features a pattern of diagonal stripes in colors like red, blue, yellow, and black, creating a zigzag effect. The can and its contents are on a textured, black, horizontal surface resembling wood.

Savarin and Savarin E.M. [verso] [trial proof]

Jasper Johns, Bill Goldston, James V. Smith, Universal Limited Art Editions

1977

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. 183.

Inscriptions

lower right, in graphite: J Johns '77; lower left, in graphite: TRIAL PROOF

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76440056

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