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Untitled (White Mezzotint) [element in black proof 2]

1995

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image displays a central black rectangle with a white frame inside a larger white background. The rectangle contains circular and linear shapes that vaguely resemble a face. Surrounding the rectangle are abstract forms resembling suns and hills, along with an infinity symbol.

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Artwork overview

Medium

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

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

plate: 49.53 x 32.7 cm (19 1/2 x 12 7/8 in.)
sheet: 75.57 x 57.15 cm (29 3/4 x 22 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.269
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 266 [element in black proof]

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: 1/2 SECOND ELEMENT IN BLACK / FINAL STATE / JJ '95

Wikidata ID

Q76553539

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