Untitled [state proof of 10th state]
2001
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etching and aqutint in black on wove paper [state proof]
Dimensions
plate: 45.72 x 67.31 cm (18 x 26 1/2 in.) sheet: 56.83 x 77.79 cm (22 3/8 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
2010.116.440
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns's *Untitled [state proof of 10th state]* (2001) invites viewers into the meticulous world of printmaking. Created as an etching and aquatint in black on wove paper, plate measures 45.72 x 67.31 cm, with the full sheet slightly larger at 56.83 x 77.79 cm. As a "state proof," it captures the 10th developmental stage of the print before the final edition, offering a rare glimpse into the artist's iterative process. Johns, a towering figure in 20th-century American art, blurred lines between painting, sculpture, and prints, influencing Pop Art and Neo-Dada. His works often explore pe...
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...