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Cup 2 Picasso [verso] [trial proof]

1973

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image shows a black silhouette against a white background, forming a shape with inwardly curved sides resembling an hourglass.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on glass paper [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

sheet: 50.17 × 30.8 cm (19 3/4 × 12 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.27.5.b
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 123 [trial proof]

The image shows bold, black shapes forming the profiles of two faces looking at each other within an abstract, symmetrical layout. The space between the faces resembles the silhouette of a vase or goblet. The design explores the duality of perception through abstract lines and forms. — Cup 2 Picasso [recto] [trial proof]

Jasper Johns, Universal Limited Art Editions

1973

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

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. 123.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: J Johns '73

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Wikidata ID

Q76441036

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