Jasper Johns

Painting with Two Balls
1971

A black and white abstract print featuring a composition with bold scribbles and lines suggesting vegetation on the left side and a calm body of water with reflections in the center. There are two small circular shapes near the horizon line, possibly representing balls. The bottom of the image includes handwritten text that reads "painting with two balls" followed by illegible signatures or text.
A black and white abstract print featuring a composition with bold scribbles and lines suggesting vegetation on the left side and a calm body of water with reflections in the center. There are two small circular shapes near the horizon line, possibly representing balls. The bottom of the image includes handwritten text that reads "painting with two balls" followed by illegible signatures or text.

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Date
1971

Classification
Prints

Medium
Screenprint

Dimensions
Sheet (sight, irregular): 37 1/8 × 30 3/4in. (94.3 × 78.1 cm) Plate (sight, irregular): 29 3/4 × 24 1/2in. (75.6 × 62.2 cm)

Accession number
2024.138

Series
Painting with Two Balls

Edition
2/2 proof; black crayon

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
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