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Untitled [proof]

1997

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image displays an intricate collection of overlapping shapes and lines, including grid-like patterns, swirling lines, and various geometric forms. The abstract composition features elements hinting at a floor plan with rectilinear forms resembling architectural blueprints, accompanied by curves and circles. A stick-figure-like sketch and a bird silhouette are present. Grid paper textures and a ladder suggest a workspace or an artist's sketch, blending real and abstract dimensions.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint in black with color monotype additions on wove paper mounted on laid paper [proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 31.75 × 47.63 cm (12 1/2 × 18 3/4 in.)
sheet: 50.8 × 66.04 cm (20 × 26 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.24
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 270 [proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2010 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: PROOF WITH MONOTYPE; lower right, below plate mark: J Johns '97

Watermarks

AUVERGNE A LA MAIN 1326 [heart] RICHARD DE BAS

Wikidata ID

Q76441113

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