Jasper Johns

Pinion

1963–1966

A mixed media artwork featuring a gray abstract background with smudges and handprints, overlaid with a translucent ruler and colorful smears at the top. The words "KNIFE" and "HAND" are visible in the print, suggesting a theme or concept. A dark, thin line runs vertically down the center, resembling a cord or string.

A mixed media artwork featuring a gray abstract background with smudges and handprints, overlaid with a translucent ruler and colorful smears at the top. The words "KNIFE" and "HAND" are visible in the print, suggesting a theme or concept. A dark, thin line runs vertically down the center, resembling a cord or string.

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Date
1963–1966

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 40 1/4 × 28 1/16in. (102.2 × 71.3 cm) Image: 38 1/2 × 24 1/2in. (97.8 × 62.2 cm)

Accession number
66.110

Edition
27/36

Publication
Printed and published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mrs. Volney F. Righter

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

API
artworks/4443

Exhibitions

Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror

Sept 29, 2021–Feb 13, 2022

Jasper Johns
181 works in the collection, 42 exhibitions

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