Cicada
1981
Artist, American, born 1930
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Publisher
Jasper Johns
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
color lithograph on Georges Duchêne Calcaire wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 88.9 x 66 cm (35 x 26 in.)
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Accession Number
1986.90.14
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 219
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Sonnabend, Boston, Massachusetts; acquired 1986 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1984
Gemini G.E.L.: Art and Collaboration, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Seattle Art Museum, Washington; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan; Yonago City Museum, Japan; Machida City Museum of Graphics Art, Japan, 1984-1989, no. 73.
Bibliography
1966
Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 956.
1994
Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 219.
2011
Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.102. http://www.nga.gov/gemini
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: J Johns / '81; lower left corner in graphite: N.G.A.; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ79-848
Markings
embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles / Stony Johns, Inc.
Wikidata ID
Q74875622