Untitled [trial proof]
2000
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linocut in black and blue on wove paper [trial proof]
Dimensions
block: 10.16 × 12.7 cm (4 × 5 in.) sheet: 21.91 × 26.67 cm (8 5/8 × 10 1/2 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
2010.116.609
Art Historical Context
In the vast collection of the National Gallery of Art lies an intriguing gem: *Untitled [trial proof]*2000), a linocut in black and blue on w paper by Jasper Johns, one of the most influential American artists of the postwar era. Born in 1930, Johns revolutionized art in the 1950s and beyond with his iconic depictions of flags, targets, numbers, bridging Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art through meticulous technique and everyday motifs. By 2000, in his mature phase, Johns continued to explore printmaking as a medium for precision and experimentation, producing intimate works like this one—mod...
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...