Jasper Johns

Savarin
1982

A painting featuring an abstract representation of a box of crayons with the word "varie" (varied) written on it. The crayons are depicted with bright colors like yellow, red, and blue, standing out against a predominantly gray and black background with dynamic brushstrokes. The artwork has a rough, expressive quality, and is signed at the bottom right corner.
A painting featuring an abstract representation of a box of crayons with the word "varie" (varied) written on it. The crayons are depicted with bright colors like yellow, red, and blue, standing out against a predominantly gray and black background with dynamic brushstrokes. The artwork has a rough, expressive quality, and is signed at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1982

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph and monotype

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 50 1/8 × 38 1/8in. (127.3 × 96.8 cm) Image (Irregular): 39 3/4 × 29 5/8in. (101 × 75.2 cm)

Accession number
2002.226

Edition
1/4

Publication
Printed by Jasper Johns; printed and published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The American Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc., Leonard A. Lauder, President

Rights and reproductions
© Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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