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Untitled [working proof]

2001

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image features an arrangement of rectangular shapes and lines. The top left section contains vertical stripes. Adjacent is a square with a swirling spiral design. Next to this is a rectangular area with an old family photograph. The bottom section is textured with scattered marks. An ornate vertical strip with abstract shapes and curling lines climbs upwards from the right. Two thin, curved lines arch across the bottom, while four stick-figure like silhouettes stand at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint in brown with pen and ink on wove paper [working proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 45.72 x 66.68 cm (18 x 26 1/4 in.)
sheet: 68.9 x 87.63 cm (27 1/8 x 34 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.432
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 285 [working proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

Inscriptions

lower left, in graphite: WORKING PROOF WITH INK ADDITIONS; lower right: J Johns '01

Wikidata ID

Q76554012

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