Untitled
1901 to 1925
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lithograph
Dimensions
overall: 33 x 36.7 cm (13 x 14 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1983.18.805
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the National Gallery of Art's, this *Untitled* lithograph by American artist John Paul Jones spans an intriguing creation period from 1901 1925. Measuring 33 x 36.7 cm, the print exemplifies early 20th-century print at a time when lithography flourished as a versatile medium. Invented in the late 18th, lithography allowed artists to draw directly on flat stones with greasy crayons or tusche, harnessing chemistry—rather than carving—to produce rich, tonal images in multiples. Jones, active during this innovative era, leveraged the technique's painterly qualities to bridge fine art an...
About the Artist
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones is an artist whose life and career are not fully documented. No confirmed birth or death dates or established nationality have been recorded in surviving historical sources, and the circumstances of his training and artistic development remain obscure. Nearly fifty works attributed to Jones are held in museum collections, suggesting a substantial and sustained practice. Without fu...