Savarin [artist's proof]

1977

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

The image shows a red tin can labeled "Savarin Coffee" filled with various art tools such as paintbrushes and sticks. It is set against a geometric, multicolored background with bold red, blue, and yellow hues and a black wooden surface at the bottom. The coffee can is in the foreground, centered, with its contents protruding upwards, while vibrant, angular patterns fill the entire backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Twinrocker paper [artist's proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Barbara Bertozzi Castelli

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 114.94 × 86.36 cm (45 1/4 × 34 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.183.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 183 [artist's proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Barbara Bertozzi Castelli, New York; acquired 2017 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

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

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 183.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: AP X/X; lower right: For Leo from Jasper / '77

Markings

blind stamp: ULAE

Wikidata ID

Q77261076

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