Green Angel 2 [3rd element proof]
1997
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etching and aquatint in red Hahnemühle Copperplate paper [element proof]
Dimensions
plate: 103.51 × 46.36 cm (40 3/4 × 18 1/4 in.) sheet: 121.92 × 63.18 cm (48 × 24 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Accession Number
2013.48.13
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns, a towering figure in 20th-century American art, is renowned for his innovative prints and paintings that challenge perception, blending everyday symbols with profound ambiguity. *Green Angel 2 [3rd element proof]* (1997) exemplifies his late-career exploration of ethereal figures, rendered in etching and aquatint on red Hahnemühleplate paper. Measuring 103.51 × 46.36 cm on the plate this work is a rare "element proof"—a unique trial impression showcasing the third color layer in a multi-plate process, highlighting Johns' meticulous approach to color separation and layering. Etch...
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...