Untitled [trial proof 5]

1981

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Petersburg Press

Publisher

Maurice Payne

Printer, American, active 20th century

Three small rectangular panels are arranged horizontally on a larger white canvas. Each panel features abstract shapes and lines overlaid onto textured backgrounds. In the left panel, there is a downward pointing arrow with the words "RED" and "BLUE" visible. The center panel contains a pattern of circular shapes with the word "YELLOW" visible. In the right panel, intricate abstract brush strokes surround interspersed letters forming the words "RED," "YELLOW," and "BOTTOM."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and drypoint in color on wove paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate (left): 8.26 x 6.03 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
    plate (center): 8.26 x 6.03 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
    plate (right): 8.26 x 6.03 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 59.06 x 46.99 cm (23 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.116.76

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 217 [trial proof 5]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

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. 217.

Inscriptions

lower right, in graphite: 5/6 TRIAL PROOF / J Johns 1981

Watermarks

upper left: [an arrow]; lower right: HMP

Wikidata ID

Q76553053

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