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Green Angel 2 [state proof of 6th state]

1997

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Various irregular shapes are outlined with bold black lines, some filled with dark, diagonal stripes, and others contain scattered dots. The abstract composition suggests the appearance of a large, deconstructed figure or statue, reminiscent of a fragmented map or a partially disassembled human figure. Dots are densely concentrated at the top, becoming sparser as they cascade down the page, resembling a field of stars or falling snow. The mix of dark shapes and lines conveys a sense of movement or unraveling.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint and etching in black on wove paper [state proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 101.6 x 46.36 cm (40 x 18 1/4 in.)
sheet: 119.7 x 46.67 cm (47 1/8 x 18 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.323
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 271 [state proof of 6th 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: 6th STATE; lower right: J Johns '96

Wikidata ID

Q76553699

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