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Jasper Johns
Painting with Two Balls (Grays)
- Estimate
- $6,000 - 8,000
$8,125
Lot Details
Screenprint in black and grays, on J.B. Green paper, with full margins.
1971
I. 29 3/8 x 24 1/2 in. (74.6 x 62.2 cm)
S. 34 3/8 x 28 in. (87.3 x 71.1 cm)
S. 34 3/8 x 28 in. (87.3 x 71.1 cm)
Signed, dated and numbred 64/66 in pencil (there were also 9 artist's proofs), published by Studio Heinrici, Ltd., New York, framed.
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Catalogue Essay
“Great colorists know how to get an effect of color with a black suit, a white necktie, and a gray background.” – Charles Baudelaire, Jasper Johns Gray, Art Institute of Chicago, 2007, p. 55
Provenance
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Jasper Johns
American | 1930Jasper Johns is a painter and printmaker who holds a foundational place in twentieth century art history. Quoting the evocative gestural brushstroke of the Abstract Expressionists, Johns represented common objects such as flags, targets, masks, maps and numbers: He sought to explore things "seen and not looked at, not examined" in pictorial form. Drawing from common commercial and 'readymade' objects, such as newspaper clippings, Ballantine Ale and Savarin Coffee cans, Johns was a bridge to Pop, Dada and Conceptual art movements.
Beyond the historical significance, each work by Johns is individually considered in sensuous form. A curiosity of medium led him to employ a range of materials from encaustic and commercial house paint to lithography, intaglio and lead relief.
Browse ArtistBeyond the historical significance, each work by Johns is individually considered in sensuous form. A curiosity of medium led him to employ a range of materials from encaustic and commercial house paint to lithography, intaglio and lead relief.