Green Angel 2 [progressive proof 1]

1997

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image displays fragmented yellow shapes and stripes on a white background. Bold diagonal lines in the upper section create movement. There are larger shapes that resemble objects like clouds, cranes, or mountains. The forms remain indistinct, allowing viewers to make personal connections. The arrangement of elements suggests an abstract landscape, with vertical stripes resembling rain or sunlight.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in yellow on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper [progressive proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    plate: 103.51 × 46.99 cm (40 3/4 × 18 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 121.29 × 63.18 cm (47 3/4 × 24 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.48.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 271 [progressive proof 1]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2013 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: PROGRESSIVE I 1/2 / JJ '97

Markings

blind stamp [chop of ULAE]

Wikidata ID

Q77005292

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