Jasper Johns

Untitled
2018

A painting depicting a stylized figure resembling an X-ray of a skeleton within a dark suit, set against a dark background with various elements such as newspaper clippings, a vinyl record, and small human figures. The skeleton's head is topped with a red hat, and there are splashes of color and textural details throughout the composition. The artist's name, Jasper Johns, is visible at the bottom.

A painting depicting a stylized figure resembling an X-ray of a skeleton within a dark suit, set against a dark background with various elements such as newspaper clippings, a vinyl record, and small human figures. The skeleton's head is topped with a red hat, and there are splashes of color and textural details throughout the composition. The artist's name, Jasper Johns, is visible at the bottom.

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Date
2018

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 38 × 25 1/2in. (96.5 × 64.8 cm)

Accession number
2019.310

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Leonard A. Lauder Masterpiece Fund

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

API
artworks/62060

Exhibitions

Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror

Sept 29, 2021–Feb 13, 2022

Jasper Johns
212 works in the collection

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