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Summer (Frontispiece for "Poems" by Wallace Stevens) [state proof of 3rd state]

1985

Jasper Johns

Associated Names

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image displays varying lines and forms, creating an abstract scene. On the left, a dark figure stands against a patterned background resembling a brick wall. To the right, geometric shapes and fragmented elements merge, including star-like motifs at the top and a circular object. Below the circular form, a skeletal hand seems to be operating it, suggestive of DJ equipment, connecting abstract shapes with objects familiar to music and urban environments.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint in black on wove paper [state proof]
Credit Line

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

sheet: 55.56 x 38.1 cm (21 7/8 x 15 in.)
sheet: 24.77 x 16.19 cm (9 3/4 x 6 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2010.116.739
Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 234 [state proof of 3rd 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. 234.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: PROOF 3RD STATE; lower right: '85

Markings

chop of ULAE

Watermarks

Somerset ENGLAND

Wikidata ID

Q76554828

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