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Untitled (Embassies) [trial proof]

1999

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image features rectangular and abstract shapes. On the left are vertical green and black stripes. In the center, there is a swirling spiral shape within a square. To the right is an old sepia-toned photograph of a formal family portrait. Additionally, on the far right are overlapping diamond shapes in blue, green, and earthy tones. The background consists of sweeping blue and gray brushstrokes.

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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: 45.09 x 67.63 cm (17 3/4 x 26 5/8 in.)
sheet: 56.2 x 79.38 cm (22 1/8 x 31 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.556
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 280 [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, lower right: J Johns '99

Markings

J.J. [chop or Johns studio]

Watermarks

[rooster in a circle]

Wikidata ID

Q76554364

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