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Untitled (Purple Mezzotint) [state proof of 1st state]

1995

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image features a rectangular composition filled with dark, swirling shapes and lines. At the center of the piece is a square form bordered with small circular patterns. In the abstract shapes, there are hints of familiar objects such as a shape resembling an eye on the top left corner and flowing lines that evoke fabric or drapery. Additionally, two curved forms in the lower section are reminiscent of horns or crescent moons.

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Artwork overview

Medium

mezzotint in black on wove paper [state proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 29.85 x 20.64 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in.)
sheet: 44.77 x 33.02 cm (17 5/8 x 13 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.241
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 264 [state proof of 1st state]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: 1ST STATE 1/2 / (2ND ELEMENT); lower right, below plate mark: JJ; lower right verso: [in another hand] 7/29/94 1st State

Markings

[chop of ULAE]

Wikidata ID

Q76553444

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