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Fine art lithograph print from
Jasper Johns' series 6 Lithographs (after "Untitled 1975"), created in 1976. The original "Untitled" work from 1975 was a large-scale painting using oil and encaustic on canvas, featuring the same crosshatch motif.
Artwork Information
Artist: Jasper Johns (born 1930)
Title: The print shown is likely one of the six lithographs in the series, possibly #4, from 6 Lithographs (after "Untitled 1975").
Year Created: 1976 for the print series; the original painting was from 1975.
Medium: Lithograph on paper, specifically Rives BFK wove paper.
Dimensions: The sheet size for the individual prints is approximately 30 1/8 × 29 7/8 inches (76.5 × 75.9 cm).
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles.
Context: The series uses Johns' signature crosshatching motif, which he reportedly saw on a passing car and adopted for its "literalness, repetitiveness, an obsessive quality, order with dumbness, and the possibility of a complete lack of meaning". These prints revisit the original 1975 painting to explore themes of memory, repetition, and the variations that occur when an image is translated across different media. |
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