Jasper Johns

Ale Cans (Title Page)
1967–1969

An etching print featuring two circular, detailed designs resembling coins or medallions, with intricate patterns and text, on a cream-colored paper with rough edges. Below the print, handwritten text reads "1st etchings - 2nd state" followed by a signature and the date '69. The print is numbered '2/60' indicating its limited edition status.
An etching print featuring two circular, detailed designs resembling coins or medallions, with intricate patterns and text, on a cream-colored paper with rough edges. Below the print, handwritten text reads "1st etchings - 2nd state" followed by a signature and the date '69. The print is numbered '2/60' indicating its limited edition status.

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Date
1967–1969

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 25 7/8 × 19 3/4in. (65.7 × 50.2 cm) Plate: 4 7/8 × 8 1/8in. (12.4 × 20.6 cm)

Accession number
2015.214

Series
First Etchings, Second State

Edition
28/40

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

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Arthur and Susan Fleischer

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

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