Green Angel 2 [trial proof 6]
1997
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aquatint and etching in green on wove paper [trial proof]
Dimensions
plate: 46.36 x 103.19 cm (18 1/4 x 40 5/8 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
2010.116.335
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns' *Green Angel 2 [trial proof 6]* (1997) invites visitors into the experimental heart of one of America's most influential postwar artists. Created as a trial proof—a preliminary state before the final edition—this aquatint and etching on wove paper captures Johns' fascination with layered imagery and process. Rendered entirely in green, the large-scale print (plate: 46.36 x 103.19 cm) showcases an ethereal angel motif, echoing Johns' recurring explorations of symbols, memory, and perception that bridged Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. Printmaking was a vital medium for Johns,...
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...