Untitled [trial proof]
2001
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etching and aquatint in brown and black on buff wove paper [trial proof]
Dimensions
plate: 45.72 x 67.63 cm (18 x 26 5/8 in.) sheet: 57.15 x 75.25 cm (22 1/2 x 29 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
2010.116.421
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns, a pivotal figure in post-war American art, is renowned for his innovative prints and paintings that blur the lines between representation and abstraction, often drawing from everyday symbols like flags and numbers. Created in 2001, this *Untitled [trial proof]* exemplifies his late-career exploration of printmaking, a medium Johns mastered over decades. As part of the National Gallery of Art's collection—acquired through the Patrons' Permanent Fund and Friends—this work reflects his enduring influence on Neo-Dada and Pop Art movements. The artwork is an etching and aquatint in e...
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...