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The Seasons [trial proof]

1989

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image depicts abstract shapes and lines, including two large outlines resembling human figures on either side and various geometric forms in the center. There are thick vertical lines, a pair of connected circles, triangular forms, zig-zag lines, and a depiction of a poster with the wording “Grotte de Glace.” A hand shape emerges from a circular curve, pointing towards an object resembling a knocked-over container in the lower portion.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint in deep blue on wove paper [trial proof]
Credit Line

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

plate: 48.58 x 32.39 cm (19 1/8 x 12 3/4 in.)
sheet: 69.22 x 50.48 cm (27 1/4 x 19 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.736
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 247 [trial proof]

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. 247.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: TRIAL PROOF; lower right: J Johns 1989

Markings

[chop of ULAE]

Wikidata ID

Q76554820

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