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Face with Watch [state proof of 2nd state]

1996

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image displays a variety of shapes and lines on a dark background. A central rectangular textile-like pattern with abstract diagonal stripes is present. In the upper right corner, a watch is attached with two nails. Circular shapes with radiating spikes are featured in the upper left and lower right. Curved lines appear at the bottom left and center, with a stylized mountain shape completing the lower section of the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint and etching in black on wove paper [state proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 90.81 x 60.01 cm (35 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
sheet: 111.76 x 77.47 cm (44 x 30 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.122
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 269 [state proof of 2nd state]

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: SECOND STATE 1/2; lower right: J Johns 1987 / 2nd State 1/2 [in another hand]

Wikidata ID

Q76553162

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