Untitled [state proof of 10th state]
2001
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etching and aquatint in black on wove paper [state proof]
Dimensions
plate: 45.4 x 67.31 cm (17 7/8 x 26 1/2 in.) sheet: 56.52 x 77.79 cm (22 1/4 x 30 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
2010.116.412
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns, a towering figure in post-war American art, bridges Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art his iconic motifs of flags, targets, and numbers. Created in 2001, *Untitled [state proof of10th state]* exemplifies his late-career fascination with fragmentation and layered imagery. This black etching and aquatint on wove paper captures the artist's meticulous process, measuring 45.4 x 67.31 cm on the plate and 56.52 x 77.79 cm on the. As a state proof—the 10th iteration in a sequence of refinements—it offers visitors a rare window into Johns' iterative technique, where subtle adjustments to...
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...