Untitled [trial proof]

1997 (published 1998)

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image contains circles, lines, and geometric shapes arranged in an abstract manner. Two handprints are visible, along with blocks of color in orange and brown tones resembling honeycomb patterns. The artwork includes text with the words "YELLOW," "BLUE," and "RED," and a large circular form with intricate patterns and a downward-pointing arrow.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching and aquatint on wove paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate (left): 86.36 × 60.96 cm (34 × 24 in.)
    plate (center): 86.36 × 61.28 cm (34 × 24 1/8 in.)
    plate (right): 86.36 × 61.6 cm (34 × 24 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 96.2 × 193.04 cm (37 7/8 × 76 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.116.525

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 273 [trial proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 2021-2022 (shown only in Philadelphia), no repro.

  • Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 2021 - 2022, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2021

  • Basualdo, Carlos, and Rothkopf, Scott, editors. Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror. Exh. cat. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; Whitney Museum of Art, New York , 2021-2022.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Trial Proof; lower right in graphite: J Johns '97

Markings

embossed lower left: J.J. / Lowroad

Wikidata ID

Q76554288

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