Passage I [misc. proof]
1966
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lithograph in black on Rives BFK paper [misc. proof]
Dimensions
sheet: 75.6 x 104.8 cm (29 3/4 x 41 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
2004.28.76
Art Historical Context
In the vibrant world of mid-1960s American art, Jasper Johns created *Passage I [misc. proof]*, a striking black lithograph on luxurious Rives BFK paper, measuring nearly 30 by 41 inches. Printed in 1966, this work exemplifies Johns' innovative foray into printmaking during a pivotal era when he was challenging the boundaries between painting and reproduction. Known for his iconic depictions of flags, targets, and numbers that bridged Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art, Johns here employs lithography—a planographic technique involving greasy crayon drawings on stone or metal plates—to explore ...
About the Artist
Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker whose revolutionary work fundamentally transformed the trajectory of postwar American art. Emerging in the 1950s when Abstract Expressionism dominated the New York art world, Johns introduced a radically different approach by painting familiar, everyday symbols—flags, targets, numbers, and maps—that he des...