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Untitled [trial proof]

2001

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image features a combination of linear and curved elements including vertical stripes on the left, swirling lines in the center, and a long sweeping curve in the lower portion. It also includes an old photograph of a family on the left side. On the right side, a diagonal line intersects with abstract forms resembling hieroglyphs or cave drawings, while stick figure silhouettes at the bottom evoke people holding torches.

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Artwork overview

Medium

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

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

plate: 45.72 × 67.31 cm (18 × 26 1/2 in.)
sheet: 56.52 × 83.19 cm (22 1/4 × 32 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.466
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 285 [trial proof]

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; J Johns '01

Watermarks

[rooster in a circle]

Wikidata ID

Q76554118

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