Jasper Johns

The Dutch Wives

1977

An abstract painting featuring numerous short, thick brushstrokes in various shades of blue and gray, creating a dense, interwoven texture across the canvas. A small, red circular mark with a darker center is noticeable towards the right side of the artwork. The painting has a raw, unfinished edge, and is signed by the artist in the bottom right corner.

An abstract painting featuring numerous short, thick brushstrokes in various shades of blue and gray, creating a dense, interwoven texture across the canvas. A small, red circular mark with a darker center is noticeable towards the right side of the artwork. The painting has a raw, unfinished edge, and is signed by the artist in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1977

Classification
Prints

Medium
Color screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet (sight, irregular): 43 1/8 × 55 7/8in. (109.5 × 141.9 cm) Plate (sight, irregular): 37 7/8 × 49 1/2in. (96.2 × 125.7 cm)

Accession number
2024.149

Edition
38/70

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection

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

API
artworks/37803

Exhibitions

Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection

Feb 10–May 1, 2011

Jasper Johns
212 works in the collection, 42 exhibitions

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