Jasper Johns

(Portfolio book)

1967

Small etching of two Ballantine Ale seals centered on a cream page with a handwritten note.
Small etching of two Ballantine Ale seals centered on a cream page with a handwritten note.

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Date
1967

Classification
Prints

Medium
Accordion-bound book with metal inlay on wood cover

Dimensions
Book: 28 1/8 × 22 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (71.4 × 56.2 × 3.8 cm)

Accession number
71.236.7

Edition
8/26 | 2 APs, 1 PP, 10 HCs, 2 others

Publication
Printed by Donn Steward; published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Gift of Stanley and Renie Helfgott

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

API
artworks/5611

Part of a series:
1st Etchings
7 works

Two decorated metal cans sitting side by side on a small tray, shown in sketch and photo.
Hand-drawn abstract American flag with scribbled lines and stars above a blank beige sheet.
A simple pencil sketch of a cylindrical horn mounted on a rectangular base with small photo.
A simple drawing shows two studies of a light bulb lying on a rectangular block on beige paper.
Two abstract rectangular sketches on beige paper showing overlapping circular and linear pencil drawings.
A sketch of a paintbrush-filled jar with a small photographic inset of the same object.
Small etching of two Ballantine Ale seals centered on a cream page with a handwritten note.

Jasper Johns
215 works in the collection, 44 exhibitions

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