0 through 9 from 1st Etchings, 2nd State

1967-1969

Jasper Johns

Associated Names
Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

Donn Steward

Printer, American, born Canada, 1921 - 1985

The image features a small rectangular section filled with a chaotic tangle of curved lines that overlap and intersect, creating a web-like pattern. The surrounding area is left blank.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching over photoengraving in black on Auvergne paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 65.4 x 49.9 cm (25 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.56.84.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 058

Associated Artworks

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The image shows a cylindrical object with geometric details on a rectangular base contained within a rectangular frame. The color scheme includes shades of sepia, cream, and black. The cylindrical object is positioned horizontally in the center of the frame, balanced on vertical supports connected to the base.

Flashlight from 1st Etchings, 2nd State

Jasper Johns, Universal Limited Art Editions, Donn Steward

1967

1st Etchings, 2nd State

Jasper Johns, Universal Limited Art Editions, Donn Steward

1967

The image shows a sketch of a reclining light bulb shape on a rectangular surface, centered within a dark, rectangular background. The color palette consists of varying shades of cream and beige. The outlined light bulb is centered within the darker rectangle, placed on a large, off-white textured paper with rough edges. The surrounding area is a cream tone that frames the central portion.

Light Bulb from 1st Etchings, 2nd State

Jasper Johns, Universal Limited Art Editions, Donn Steward

1967

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.; acquired 1976 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1960-1970. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970, 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. 58.

Inscriptions

in graphite, below plate mark, lower left: 23/40; lower right of sheet: J Johns / '67-'69

Markings

blind stamp: chop of ULAE

Watermarks

AUVERGNE

Wikidata ID

Q65571709

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