Untitled (White Mezzotint) [trial proof]

1995

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image features an abstract composition dominated by geometric and curved shapes. In the center of the image is a square containing a simplified, abstract face with two eyes, a curved line resembling a nose, and two circles suggesting lower features. Surrounding the square are various abstract shapes, including eye-like forms with sun-ray patterns. At the bottom, there's a sinuous line resembling a mountain or a wave, with text spelling "BRUNO BETTELHEIM" below it. The layering and juxtaposition of these elements create an assemblage prompting connections amid the abstraction.
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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 left: TRIAL PROOF / [in another hand] 8-11-95; lower right: J Johns '95, [in another hand] WHITE GAMPI ON BFK GRAY

Wikidata ID

Q76553578

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