0 through 9
1960
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lithograph (stone) in black on Arches paper
Dimensions
sheet: 69.9 x 54 cm (27 1/2 x 21 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.1129
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns's *0 through 9* (1960) is a striking lithograph that captures the artist's fascination with everyday symbols and perception. Created during a pivotal moment in postwar American art, Johns bridged Abstract Expressionism and emerging Pop Art sensibilities. His numbered series, including this print derived from an earlier encaustic painting, invites viewers to decipher overlapping digits from 0 to 9, challenging the eye to find clarity amid visual complexity. Printed in bold black ink on fine Arches rag paper, the work measures 69.9 x 54 cm, making it an intimate yet monumental study...
About the Artist
Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker whose revolutionary work fundamentally transformed the trajectory of postwar American art. Emerging in the 1950s when Abstract Expressionism dominated the New York art world, Johns introduced a radically different approach by painting familiar, everyday symbols—flags, targets, numbers, and maps—that he des...