Green Angel 2 [progressive proof 2]
1997
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color etching and aquatint on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper [progressive proof]
Dimensions
plate: 103.82 × 46.99 cm (40 7/8 × 18 1/2 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
2013.48.17
Art Historical Context
"Green Angel 2 [ive proof 2]" a captivating color etching and aquat by Jasper Johns, created in 1997 This progressive proof, printed on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper, 103.82 × 46.99 cm on the plate and captures an intermediate stage in the artist's meticulous printmaking process. Generously gifted by Johns himself to the National Gallery of Art, exemplifies his enduring commitment to the medium. Johns, a pivotal figure in post-war American art known for bridging Abstract Expressionism Pop Art, frequently explored flags, numbers, and enigmatic motifs in his prints. Etching provides crisp lines,...
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...