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Untitled (Orange Mezzotint) [trial proof C]

1995

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image depicts a series of curving and intersecting lines and shapes arranged vertically. In the center, a square with facial features, including eyes, a nose, and a mouth formed with simplistic shapes, is surrounded by an array of abstract shapes. The overall composition gives the impression of a puzzle-like collage with a border that contains ambiguous text.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color mezzotint on chine collé of natural gampi on Tokugawa paper [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 29.53 x 20.32 cm (11 5/8 x 8 in.)
sheet: 40.64 x 31.12 cm (16 x 12 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.252
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 265 [trial proof C]

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: C TRIAL PROOF; lower right: JJ; lower right verso: [in another hand] YELLOW OCHRE / BURNT UMBER / NATURAL GAMPI ON TOKUGAWA

Markings

[chop of ULAE]

Wikidata ID

Q76553479

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