Untitled (White Mezzotint) [trial proof]

1995

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image displays a series of geometric and curved shapes on a dark background. In the center, there is a prominent square containing an abstract face represented by circles and curves forming eyes, a nose, and a mouth. Surrounding the square are lines, circles, and angles that convey a sense of a distant landscape, potentially resembling mountains. Textured, circular forms with radiating lines at the top corners of the background suggest abstract sunburst or eye-like elements. The composition hints at a framed portrait or window, distorting familiar elements in an abstract way.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: TRIAL PROOF / J Johns '95 / [in another hand] 7-14-95

Wikidata ID

Q76553565

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