Periscope [state proof of 5th state]
1981
Artist, American, born 1930
Publisher
Printer, French, 1931 - 2008

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and aquatint in black on wove paper [state proof]
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Credit Line
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
image: 89.54 × 65.41 cm (35 1/4 × 25 3/4 in.)
sheet: 105.09 × 75.88 cm (41 3/8 × 29 7/8 in.) -
Accession
2010.116.152
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 218 [state proof of 5th state]
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2010 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Bibliography
1994
Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 218.
Inscriptions
in graphite, lower left: 5TH STATE, lower right: J Johns 78 -'81 / [in another hand: dernier êtat de / Juin '78
Watermarks
BFK RIVES / FRANCE
Wikidata ID
Q76553235