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Carborundum Experiment

1960s

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image contains bold black shapes and lines arranged within three vertical panels. The left and right panels display what resemble handprints, with surrounding horizontal lines, blocks, circles, and dotted patterns. The central panel showcases repetitive linear motifs and patterns reminiscent of weaving or textile design. The composition implies an abstract representation of communication or identity through familiar imprints and orderly linear elements.

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Artwork overview

Medium

carborundum print in black on wove paper
Credit Line

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

plate: 45.09 x 60.64 cm (17 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.)
sheet: 68.58 x 86.36 cm (27 x 34 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.137
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: CARBORUNDUM EXPERIMENT / JJ

Wikidata ID

Q76553196

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