Leo [state proof of 4th state]
1997
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etching and aquatint in black on wove paper [state proof]
Dimensions
plate: 45.09 x 30.16 cm (17 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.) sheet: 93.98 x 68.58 cm (37 x 27 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
2010.116.573
Art Historical Context
**Discover Jasper Johns' "Leostate proof of 4 state]"** Visitors to the National Gallery of Art will Jasper Johns' *Leo [state proof of4th state]* (1997), a captivating etching and aquatint in black ink on wove paper. 45.09 x 30.16 cm on the and 93.98 x 68.58 cm on the sheet, this print exemplifies Johns' late-career mastery. Acquired through the Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art, it belongs to the museum's distinguished print collection. Jasper Johns, a towering figure in post-World War II American art, revolutionized perception with iconic motifs li...
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...