Jasper Johns

Cicada
1979

A colorful abstract artwork featuring a dense pattern of short, multicolored lines arranged in various directions on a white background, creating a vibrant, textured appearance. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.
A colorful abstract artwork featuring a dense pattern of short, multicolored lines arranged in various directions on a white background, creating a vibrant, textured appearance. The artist's signature is visible at the bottom right.

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Date
1979

Classification
Prints

Medium
Color screenprint on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (sight, irregular): 22 × 18 1/8in. (55.9 × 46 cm) Plate (sight, irregular): 17 5/8 × 13 1/2in. (44.8 × 34.3 cm)

Accession number
2024.152

Edition
68/100, 10 APs, 3 PPs

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/37812

Jasper Johns
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