Jasper Johns

The Critic Smiles
1969

A dark, almost monochromatic painting with a minimalist design featuring a single harmonica at the center with visible inscriptions, set against a black background with subtle textures and brushstrokes. The artist's signature and the year '69 are visible in the lower right corner.
A dark, almost monochromatic painting with a minimalist design featuring a single harmonica at the center with visible inscriptions, set against a black background with subtle textures and brushstrokes. The artist's signature and the year '69 are visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1969

Classification
Prints

Medium
Embossed lead, tin, and gold relief, with aluminum frame

Dimensions
Overall: 23 × 17 × 1 1/8in. (58.4 × 43.2 × 2.9 cm)

Accession number
69.85a-b

Edition
28/60 | 16 Proofs

Publication
Printed by Kenneth E. Tyler; published by Gemini G.E.L.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc.

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

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