Ocean [working proof]

1996

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image consists of a grid of triangular shapes on a textured background with dark shades. The triangular shapes resemble continents surrounded by oceans. Two rectangular images are placed above the triangular arrangement—one showing a person mid-air and the other depicting the face of an older man. The composition blends geometric order with a chaotic background, juxtaposing the abstract and the recognizable.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: WORKING PROOF WITH ADDITIONS IN INK, PENCIL, & CHALK

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]

Watermarks

BFK RIVES / FRANCE [infinity symbol]

Wikidata ID

Q76553124

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