Property from a Private Collection, Los Angeles
193
Jasper Johns
Untitled, from Geldzahler Portfolio
- Estimate
- $4,000 - 6,000
$5,625
Lot Details
Etching, on Hahnemühle Copperplate, with full margins,
1997
I. 17 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (44.8 x 30.2 cm)
S. 29 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. (75.6 x 55.6 cm)
S. 29 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. (75.6 x 55.6 cm)
signed, dated `98' and numbered `PAP 2/15' in pencil (a presentation artists proof, the edition was 75 and 30 artist's proofs), published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with their blindstamps), to benefit the Henry Geldzahler Estate AIDS Project, framed.
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Jasper Johns
American | 1930Jasper Johns is a painter and printmaker who holds a foundational place in twentieth century art history. Quoting the evocative gestural brushstroke of the Abstract Expressionists, Johns represented common objects such as flags, targets, masks, maps and numbers: He sought to explore things "seen and not looked at, not examined" in pictorial form. Drawing from common commercial and 'readymade' objects, such as newspaper clippings, Ballantine Ale and Savarin Coffee cans, Johns was a bridge to Pop, Dada and Conceptual art movements.
Beyond the historical significance, each work by Johns is individually considered in sensuous form. A curiosity of medium led him to employ a range of materials from encaustic and commercial house paint to lithography, intaglio and lead relief.
Browse ArtistBeyond the historical significance, each work by Johns is individually considered in sensuous form. A curiosity of medium led him to employ a range of materials from encaustic and commercial house paint to lithography, intaglio and lead relief.