Green Angel 2 [trial proof 10]
1997
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aquatint and etching in green on buff wove paper [trial proof]
Dimensions
plate: 103.51 x 46.36 cm (40 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.) sheet: 121.92 x 62.23 cm (48 x 24 1/2 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
2010.116.339
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns, a pivotal figure in post-war American art, is renowned for his innovative prints and paintings that blur the boundaries between everyday imagery and high art. Created in 1997 as "Green Angel 2trial proof 10]," striking work exemplifies his late-career exploration of fragmented forms and ambiguous figures. Rendered in green ink on buff wove paper, the aquatint and etching techniques produce subtle tonal gradations and precise lines, evoking a of ethereal presence amid Johns' signature layering of motifs. Trial proofs like this one are experimental stages in printmaking, allowing ...
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...