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Green Angel 2 [trial proof 1]

1997

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image contains irregular, overlapping shapes and lines forming a vertical arrangement. The shapes resemble outlines that could be abstract representations of landmasses or puzzle pieces with parallel lines and crisscross patterns. Circular motifs are present on either side of the central vertical forms. The background features angular lines moving diagonally across the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint and etching in green on wove paper [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 103.51 x 46.99 cm (40 3/4 x 18 1/2 in.)
sheet: 121.92 x 62.87 cm (48 x 24 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.330
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 271 [trial proof 1]

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: TRIAL PROOF I; lower right: J Johns '96

Wikidata ID

Q76553714

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