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After Holbein [trial proof]

1993

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image displays various shapes and lines, with a dominant vertical strip of yellow and black lines on the left side transitioning into a patchwork of dark and muted colors. In the center, there is a shape resembling a person seated with bent knees and an arm across. Surrounding this central shape are swirling purples and blues.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color lithograph on wove paper [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

sheet: 63.5 x 90.49 cm (25 x 35 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.199
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 260 [trial proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

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. 260.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: TRIAL PROOF; lower right: J Johns '93

Markings

blind stamp: [chop of ULAE]

Watermarks

BFK RIVES / FRANCE [infinity symbol]

Wikidata ID

Q76553338

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