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Green Angel [trial proof 3]

1996 (published 1998)

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

John Lund

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Low Road Studio

Publisher

The image displays irregular, jagged shapes outlined against a green background. The shapes resemble fragmented land masses or puzzle pieces inside a rectangular frame. The edges of the rectangle are bordered with small, circular shapes. The composition is abstract and encourages viewers to connect the forms to familiar patterns, like a map with outlined territories.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in green on wove paper [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 30.16 x 22.54 cm (11 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
sheet: 60.96 x 46.04 cm (24 x 18 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.560
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 276 [trial proof 3]

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 3; J Johns '96

Wikidata ID

Q76554382

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