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Untitled [trial proof of 1st state]

1988

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image contains thick, dark, sinuous lines in an abstract pattern in the upper portion. Below are three rectangular sections with simplified, cartoon-like drawings. The left rectangle shows a figure wearing a hood, the middle section features a stylized nose with eyelashes, and the right rectangle includes sun shapes with radiating lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color carborundum print on wove paper [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 75.25 x 106.36 cm (29 5/8 x 41 7/8 in.)
sheet: 88.27 x 119.06 cm (34 3/4 x 46 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.714
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 243 [trial proof of 1st state]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

Bibliography

1994

Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 243.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: TRIAL PROOF 1ST STATE PLATE IN BLACK; J Johns '88

Wikidata ID

Q76554772

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