Untitled [trial proof]
2001
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View on museum website →Medium
color etching and aquatint on wove paper [trial proof]
Dimensions
plate: 43.82 x 67.63 cm (17 1/4 x 26 5/8 in.) sheet: 56.83 x 78.11 cm (22 3/8 x 30 3/4 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
2010.116.418
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns, a pivotal figure in post-war American art, created this *Untitled [trial proof]* 2001, late in his prolific career. Renowned for his iconic depictions of flags, targets, and numbers that blurred the line between painting and object-making, Johns bridged Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art His works challenge viewers to reconsider everyday symbols, emphasizing perception over narrative. This color etching and aquatint wove paper exemplifies his mastery of printmaking, a medium he explored extensively to experiment with texture, color layering, and repetition. Etching involves inci...
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...