Jasper Johns

The Seasons
1989

A detailed black and white etching featuring a series of vertical panels with various abstract and figurative elements, including silhouetted figures, geometric shapes, and textured patterns. Each panel contains a unique composition, with some including recognizable objects such as bowls and utensils, while others are more obscure in their depiction. The artwork is signed by the artist in the lower corners.
A detailed black and white etching featuring a series of vertical panels with various abstract and figurative elements, including silhouetted figures, geometric shapes, and textured patterns. Each panel contains a unique composition, with some including recognizable objects such as bowls and utensils, while others are more obscure in their depiction. The artwork is signed by the artist in the lower corners.

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Date
1989

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 26 7/8 × 58 1/4in. (68.3 × 148 cm) Plate: 19 1/8 × 51 1/4in. (48.6 × 130.2 cm)

Accession number
89.3

Edition
40/54

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

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the John I.H. Baur Purchase Fund, the Wilfred P. and Rose J. Cohen Purchase Fund, East Japan Railway Company, the Victor W. Ganz Memorial Fund and the Katherine Schmidt Shubert Purchase Fund

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

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A detailed black and white etching featuring a series of vertical panels with various abstract and figurative elements, including silhouetted figures, geometric shapes, and textured patterns. Each panel contains a unique composition, with some including recognizable objects such as bowls and utensils, while others are more obscure in their depiction. The artwork is signed by the artist in the lower corners.

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