HandFootSockFloor (Black State)

1974

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Serge Lozingot

Printer, French, born 1935

Edward Henderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image depicts an abstract shape resembling a hand or glove, with carved-out lines suggesting fingers and knuckles. The composition shows varying shades of black and gray, giving the appearance of a worn surface like stone or distressed metal. A block with the number "2" is shown to the side, while upside-down letters at the bottom spell out "HAND FOOTS TO FLOOR."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Washi No Mise wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.78 × 49.21 cm (14 7/8 × 19 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.96 × 50.8 cm (16 1/8 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.54.62

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 135

  • Series Title

    Casts from Untitled

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2017 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 508.

1978

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1970-1977. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, no. 180.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 135.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.63. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: J. Johns / '74; lower right in graphite: 12/13; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ73-626A

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q77259755

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