Green Angel 2 [trial proof 3]
1997
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aquatint and etching in green on wove paper [trial proof]
Dimensions
plate: 102.87 x 46.36 cm (40 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.) sheet: 122.24 x 61.6 cm (48 1/8 x 24 1/4 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
2010.116.332
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns, a pivotal figure in 20th-century American art, created *Green Angel 2 [ proof 3]* in 1997, during a phase of his career marked by introspective symbolism and innovative printmaking. Known for bridging Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and conceptualism through motifs like flags and numbers, Johns here explores enigmatic angelic imagery in monochrome green. This trial proof— an experimental stage before the final edition—offers a rare glimpse into the artist's iterative process, acquired through the National Gallery of Art's Patrons' Permanent Fund. The work employs aquatint and e...
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...