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Jasper Johns

Numbers

Description

Maker

Jasper Johns (American, b. 1930)
Donn Horatio Steward (American, 1921-1986), printer
Universal Limited Art Editions, publisher

Title

Numbers
From the Portfolio, 1st Etchings, 2nd State

Year

1967-1981

Medium

  • Etching and open-bite with pen and ink and brush and wash on cream paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Etching and open-bite with pen and ink and brush and wash on cream paper

Materials

open biting, pen and ink

Supports

  • Cream rag paper

Dimensions

Plate: 33 x 24.4 cm (13 x 9 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lower left: "PROOF WITH INK ADDITIONS" Lower right: "J Johns '67-'81"

Marks: Paper embossed with "AE" in left margin

Label: Brooke Alexander, Inc. label on verso of frame

Identification

State

Artist proof, from the portfolio, 1st Etchings, 2nd State

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Malcolm G. Chace, Jane Chace Carroll, and Eliot Chace Nolen, in memory of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Chace, Jr.

Object Number

1997.14

Type

  • Prints

Projects & Publications

Publications

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Selected Works

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Recent Acquisitions
Inclusive and Diverse
Feb 18, 2000 – Apr 16, 2000

Label copy

Since 1960, Jasper Johns has consistently produced art in collaboration with master printers at several workshops. At the time of this gift, there were 15 prints by the artist in RlSD's collection; however, this etching proof with ink additions is unique for a variety of reasons. Numbers is a theme that Johns had explored in paintings dating back to the 1950s. Prints provided Johns with another medium to modulate the same subject. Johns had to resolve different problems when he utilized lithography to produce his number series 0 Through 9 in 1960, and others still for the etching series 1st Etchings, 2nd State: Numbers, 1967-81. This print amplifies the Museum's ability to show the artist's various ways of working, which is of interest to RlSD students.

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Jasper Johns (American, b. 1930)
Donn Horatio Steward (American, 1921-1986), printer
Universal Limited Art Editions, publisher
Numbers; From the Portfolio, 1st Etchings, 2nd State, 1967-1981
Etching and open-bite with pen and ink and brush and wash on cream paper
Plate: 33 x 24.4 cm (13 x 9 5/8 inches)
Gift of Malcolm G. Chace, Jane Chace Carroll, and Eliot Chace Nolen, in memory of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Chace, Jr. 1997.14

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