Untitled [trial proof]

1997 (published 1998)

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image consists of three panels featuring circular, linear, and hand-shaped elements arranged in an abstract composition. The left panel shows circular patterns and a hand. The central panel displays lines, text, and another hand pointing upwards towards the word "BLUE". The right panel features a large circle with the word "RED" and an arrow pointing downwards to repeated instances of the word "BLUE". Throughout the artwork, hands and text are used to create connections resembling road signs or advertising graphics.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on wove paper [trial proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    plate (left): 87 × 60.64 cm (34 1/4 × 23 7/8 in.)
    plate (center): 87 × 61.6 cm (34 1/4 × 24 1/4 in.)
    plate (right): 87 × 61.6 cm (34 1/4 × 24 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 106.05 × 205.74 cm (41 3/4 × 81 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.116.527

  • 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

Inscriptions

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

Markings

embossed lower left: J.J. / Lowroad

Wikidata ID

Q76554293

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