Untitled [trial proof]
2001
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etching and aquatint on Tosa Hanga paper [trial proof]
Dimensions
plate: 46.99 x 69.22 cm (18 1/2 x 27 1/4 in.) sheet: 72.71 x 87.95 cm (28 5/8 x 34 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
2010.116.451
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns, a towering figure in 20th-century American art, this *Untitled [trial proof]* 2001, late in his prolific career. Known for bridging Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art through iconic motifs like flags, targets, and numbers, Johns here employs etching and aquatint on luxurious Tosa Hanga paper traditional Japanese handmade sheet prized for its texture and absorbency in fine prints. Measuring 46.99 x 69.22 cm on the plate (.71 x 87.95 cm sheet), this trial proof represents an experimental stage, allowing the artist to refine tones, lines, and compositions before the final edition. ...
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...