Jasper Johns

Spring
1987

This is an abstract, multi-panel artwork featuring various patterns, textures, and forms. The central figure appears as a silhouette against a blue background with stars. Surrounding panels include geometric shapes, contrasting colors, and dynamic lines, suggesting a collage-like composition. The piece is numbered and signed by the artist at the bottom.
This is an abstract, multi-panel artwork featuring various patterns, textures, and forms. The central figure appears as a silhouette against a blue background with stars. Surrounding panels include geometric shapes, contrasting colors, and dynamic lines, suggesting a collage-like composition. The piece is numbered and signed by the artist at the bottom.

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Date
1987

Classification
Prints

Medium
Aquatint and etching

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 26 7/16 × 19 3/8in. (67.2 × 49.2 cm) Plate: 19 5/16 × 12 13/16in. (49.1 × 32.5 cm)

Accession number
88.10.1

Series
The Seasons

Edition
2/73 | 16 APs, 4 PPs

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

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the friends of Victor Ganz in his memory

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

API
artworks/7188

Jasper Johns
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