Untitled [working proof]
2001
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View on museum website →Medium
etching and aquatint in black with acrylic on wove paper [working proof]
Dimensions
plate: 45.4 x 67.31 cm (17 7/8 x 26 1/2 in.) sheet: 56.2 x 78.74 cm (22 1/8 x 31 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
2010.116.431
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns, a towering figure in post-war American art, created this *Untitled [working proof]* in 2001, late in his prolific career. Known for bridging Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art everyday motifs like flags and targets, Johns masterfully blurred lines between painting and printmaking. piece exemplifies his ongoing fascination with process, as a working proof—an experimental stage before final editions—reveals the artist's iterative refinements. Printed in black etching and aquatint on wove paper, with added acrylic touches, the work measures a substantial plate size of 45.4 x 67.31 ...
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...