Untitled [trial proof]
2001
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etching and aquatint in blue on wove paper [trial proof]
Dimensions
plate: 45.72 x 67.63 cm (18 x 26 5/8 in.) sheet: 56.52 x 79.06 cm (22 1/4 x 31 1/8 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
2010.116.453
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns, a pivotal figure in postwar American art, bridges Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Conceptualism with his iconic motifs like flags, targets, and numbers. Created in 2001, *Untitled [trial proof]* his late-career exploration of printmaking. This etching and aquatint in serene blue tones on wove paper measures 45.72 x 67.63 cm (plate), inviting viewers into Johns' meticulous process of layering meaning through everyday forms and subtle abstraction. As a trial proof, this work is a rare glimpse into the artist's experimentation before final editions. Etching provides precise li...
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...