Untitled [trial proof]
1997 (published 1998)
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etching and aquatint in red and green on wove paper [trial proof]
Dimensions
plate: 85.73 x 61.6 cm (33 3/4 x 24 1/4 in.) sheet: 108.59 x 74.61 cm (42 3/4 x 29 3/8 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
2010.116.491
Art Historical Context
Step into the enigmatic world of Jasper Johns with *Untitled [trial proof] a captivating print from 1997 ( 1998). Created etching and aquatint in vibrant red and green on wove paper, work measures an impressive plate size of 85.73 x 61.6 cm. As a trial proof, it represents an experimental stage in the printing process, where the artist refined colors,, and composition before the final edition—offering visitors a rare glimpse into Johns' meticulous creative method. Jasper Johns, a pivotal in post-World War II American art, blurred the lines between painting and sculpture through his iconic dep...
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...