Summer (frontispiece for "Poems" by Wallace Stevens) [working proof]

1985

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image features a rectangular section with various abstract shapes and patterns. On the left, a silhouetted figure stands against a background of brick-like rectangles. The right side contains a collage of geometric shapes and star-like designs, along with circular forms. Outside the main image, on the surrounding white space, there are abstract lines and scribbles.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black with additions in graphite on T. Edmonds laid paper [working proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.77 x 16.19 cm (9 3/4 x 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 60.33 x 42.86 cm (23 3/4 x 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.116.215

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 259 [working proof]

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. 234.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: WORKING PROOF / J Johns 1985; below plate mark, lower right [other practice signatures and sketches overall]

Watermarks

T Edmonds [fleur de lis]

Wikidata ID

Q76553377

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