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Jasper Johns
First Etchings: two plates (see U.L.A.E. 43, S. 77a & 77b)
- Estimate
- $5,000 - 7,000
Lot Details
One etching on Angoumois à la Main paper mounted to Tokugawa paper and one etching printed in relief on Tokugawa paper, with full margins.
1968
both I. 4 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. (12.4 x 21.3 cm)
both S. 28 x 22 1/4 in. (71.1 x 56.5 cm)
both S. 28 x 22 1/4 in. (71.1 x 56.5 cm)
One signed, titled and dated in black ink on the Tokugawa paper and numbered 22/26 in pencil on the Angoumois paper (there were also 2 artist's proofs), published by Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York (with their blindstamp), printed in the United States, both framed.
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Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Including: Ale Cans, Title Page; and Ale Cans, Colophon Page
Provenance
Literature
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.