Green Angel 2 [trial proof 12]
1997
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aquatint and etching in green on buff wove paper [trial proof]
Dimensions
plate: 103.51 x 46.67 cm (40 3/4 x 18 3/8 in.) sheet: 122.24 x 62.55 cm (48 1/8 x 24 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
2010.116.341
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns, a pivotal figure in post-war American art, created *Green Angel 2 [trial proof 12]* in 1997, during his later career explorations of layered imagery and perceptual ambiguity. Renowned for his iconic flags, targets, and numbers in the1950s and '60s—which bridged Pop Art, Abstract Expressionism, and Dada—this print reflects Johns' enduring fascination with fragmented forms and subtle color. Rendered in vivid green tones on buff wove paper, the large-scale work (plate: 40 3/4 x 18 3/8 in.) evokes an ethereal, otherworldly presence, inviting viewers to ponder its symbolic "angel" mot...
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...