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After Holbein [trial proof]

1993

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image features irregular shapes and swirling lines intersecting. To the left, there is a vertical stripe with a pattern resembling wood grain. In the central area, dark, amorphous shapes suggest a figure or animal in a resting position. The color palette includes brown, green, purple, and copper. The abstract forms invite various interpretations.

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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

image: 40.64 x 40.01 cm (16 x 15 3/4 in.)
sheet: 60.33 x 56.52 cm (23 3/4 x 22 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.202
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: 1/2 TRIAL PROOF; lower right: J Johns 93

Markings

[chop of ULAE]

Wikidata ID

Q76553344

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