Green Angel 2 [progressive proof 1]
1997
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etching and aquatint in yellow on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper [progressive proof]
Dimensions
plate: 103.51 × 46.99 cm (40 3/4 × 18 1/2 in.) sheet: 121.29 × 63.18 cm (47 3/4 × 24 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Accession Number
2013.48.16
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns, a pivotal figure in American postwar art associated with Neo-Dada and Pop Art, createdGreen Angel 2 [progressive proof 1]* in 1997. This and aquatint in yellow on Hahnemühle Copper paper captures an early stage in the printmaking process, measuring 103.51 × 46.99 cm on the plate. Known for iconic motifs like flags and targets that blurred the line between painting and object, Johns in his later career explored layered symbolism, fragmented figures, and angels—evocative forms that suggest transcendence amid abstraction. As a progressive proof, this work reveals Johns' meticulous ...
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...