Jasper Johns

Savarin
1982

A vibrant watercolor painting depicting a bunch of bright yellow-green asparagus upright in a red can labeled "Saval" against a deep blue, speckled background, with a bold red horizontal stripe along the bottom edge. The artwork has a raw, expressive quality with visible paint splatters and drips, suggesting a lively, dynamic scene.
A vibrant watercolor painting depicting a bunch of bright yellow-green asparagus upright in a red can labeled "Saval" against a deep blue, speckled background, with a bold red horizontal stripe along the bottom edge. The artwork has a raw, expressive quality with visible paint splatters and drips, suggesting a lively, dynamic scene.

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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): 40 1/8 × 30in. (101.9 × 76.2 cm)

Accession number
2002.235

Edition
1/2

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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