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Leo [sketch (on Mylar)]

1997

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image contains a series of lines and circles in an abstract pattern resembling a constellation map. Below the pattern are three stick figures with elongated limbs and oval heads depicted in black. One of the figures appears to be raising a hand as if waving. At the bottom left, there is a handwritten label that reads, "SKETCH FOR LEO."

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Artwork overview

Medium

charcoal transfer, graphite, and red pencil on Mylar
Credit Line

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

sheet: 50.8 x 35.56 cm (20 x 14 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.569
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 272

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: SKETCH FOR LEO; lower right in graphite: JJ '97

Wikidata ID

Q64580975

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