Figure 7 [working proof]
1968
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lithograph in black with crayon on newsprint [working proof]
Dimensions
sheet: 90.49 × 70.17 cm (35 5/8 × 27 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
2004.167.84
Art Historical Context
In 1968, Jasper Johns a pivotal figure in American postwar art, created *Figure 7 [working proof]* as part of his exploration into printmaking. Known for bridging Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art everyday motifs like flags, targets, and numbers, often depicted numerals in layered, tactile ways that blurred the line between image and object. This lithograph reflects his fascination with numerical forms—here, the number 7 rendered in stark black tones—capturing a moment from his innovative 1960s practice when he experimented with perception and repetition. Printed on humble newsprint with cra...
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...