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Green Angel 2 [trial proof 4]

1997

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image displays irregular, overlapping shapes and lines in varying shades of green. These shapes resemble puzzle pieces or map contours, suggesting a top-down view of a landscape. Diagonal lines in the background provide texture, resembling rays of light. Black dots in clusters at the top and bottom may allude to a starry sky or a speckled surface. The composition overall conveys a complex, layered terrain.

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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: 103.19 x 46.36 cm (40 5/8 x 18 1/4 in.)
sheet: 122.24 x 62.55 cm (48 1/8 x 24 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.333
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 271 [trial proof 4]

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 IV; lower right: J Johns '96

Wikidata ID

Q76553718

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