Untitled (White Mezzotint) [element in black proof 2]
1995
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mezzotint in black on wove paper [element in black proof]
Dimensions
plate: 49.53 x 32.7 cm (19 1/2 x 12 7/8 in.) sheet: 75.57 x 57.15 cm (29 3/4 x 22 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
2010.116.269
Art Historical Context
In the late stages of his illustrious career, Jasper Johns created *Untitled (White Mezzot) [element in black proof 2]* in 1995, a striking print that exemplifies his enduring fascination with process, perception, and abstraction. A pivotal figure in post-war American art, Johns rose to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s with iconic works like his flag and target paintings, bridging Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art By the 1990s, his practice had deepened into explorations of printmaking, where he probed the nuances of light, shadow, and texture. This mezzotint—a rare and demanding intaglio t...
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...