Jasper Johns

Ale Cans
1967

A sketch of two cylindrical cans with labels, surrounded by hatched shading, on a square of paper centered on a larger sheet with a warm tone. Below the sketch, a smaller, detailed etching of two boots is inset into the paper. The artist's signature and the year '87 are visible at the bottom right.
A sketch of two cylindrical cans with labels, surrounded by hatched shading, on a square of paper centered on a larger sheet with a warm tone. Below the sketch, a smaller, detailed etching of two boots is inset into the paper. The artist's signature and the year '87 are visible at the bottom right.

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Date
1967

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and photoetching

Dimensions
Sheet: 25 3/8 × 19 3/4in. (64.5 × 50.2 cm) Plate (upper): 11 1/8 × 11 3/16in. (28.3 × 28.4 cm) Plate (lower): 3 1/2 × 3 3/8in. (8.9 × 8.6 cm)

Accession number
71.236.3

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
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Stanley and Renie Helfgott

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

API
artworks/5701

Part of a series:

1st Etchings

2 works

A sketch of two cylindrical cans with labels, surrounded by hatched shading, on a square of paper centered on a larger sheet with a warm tone. Below the sketch, a smaller, detailed etching of two boots is inset into the paper. The artist's signature and the year '87 are visible at the bottom right.
A vintage-looking page with a pair of circular etchings framed in a rectangular border at the center. The etchings feature intricate designs with text and symbols. Handwritten text and a signature with the date '69 are visible on the bottom right corner of the page. The page appears aged with a creamy beige tone and is bound with a string visible at the top edge.

Jasper Johns
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