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Face with Watch [trial proof]

1996

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image contains dynamic lines and shapes, including a central rectangular pattern with abstract forms made up of red, blue, and yellow stripes. There are surrounding whimsical, linear illustrations resembling a sun, a wristwatch on a red band with nails at the ends, and abstract shapes. The composition connects to abstract art, where the watch contrasts with the non-representational forms.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color aquatint and etching on wove paper [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 90.17 x 60.64 cm (35 1/2 x 23 7/8 in.)
sheet: 108.59 x 74.61 cm (42 3/4 x 29 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.129
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 269 [trial 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: TRIAL PROOF; lower right: J Johns '87

Watermarks

FIDELIS MBM ARCHES FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q76553178

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