Untitled (White Mezzotint) [trial proof]
1995
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mezzotint in white and black on wove paper [trial proof]
Dimensions
plate: 49.53 x 33.02 cm (19 1/2 x 13 in.) sheet: 75.57 x 56.52 cm (29 3/4 x 22 1/4 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
2010.116.276
Art Historical Context
Step into the enigmatic world of Jasper Johns with *Untitled (White Mezzotint) [trial proof]*, a captivating 1995 print from the National Gallery of Art. Created late in the career of this American modernist icon—known for his flags, targets, and numbers that blurred the line between painting and object—this untitled work exemplifies Johns' enduring fascination with perception, process, and ambiguity. Acquired through the Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery, it measures a modest plate size of 19½ × 13 inches on a larger sheet, inviting intimate contemplation. M...
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...