Face with Watch [trial proof]

1996

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Abstract image with jagged lines crisscrossing a central shape with bold green, orange, and purple colors. To the right, a green band with a circular figure, resembling a wristwatch. On the left, vertical stripes in a narrow panel and swirling lines at the corners. Near the bottom, two conical shapes resembling distant mountains, with small details like pins and hooks throughout the composition.
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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: TRIAL PROOF (PENCIL ADDITIONS); lower right: J Johns '96; in border, upper right: HATCH / AND / WATCH / BAND / GREEN, HATCH / WITH / WATCH / ORANGE, OTHER / HATCH / VIOLET; in border, upper left: BLUE / BROWN [crossed out]

Wikidata ID

Q76553186

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