Lot 190
  • 190

Jasper Johns

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Jasper Johns
  • Target with Four Faces (ULAE 55)
  • Edition 40 of 100
  • Screenprint on rives paper
  • image: 917 by 665 mm 36 1/8 by 26 1/4 in
  • sheet: 1045 by 752 mm 41 1/8 by 29 5/8 in
Screenprint in colors, 1968, signed and dated in red marker (faded), numbered 40/100 in pencil (total edition includes 10 proofs reserved for the artist), on BFK Rives wove paper, published by ULAE, West Islip, NY, framed

Condition

With full margins. The red noticeably attenuated. The signature and date almost faded away. A repaired tear (measuring 1.5cm) at the upper sheet edge (away from the image). There are a few surface scuffs in the image (most apparent in the blue of the target). A few short vertical creases at the top of the right sheet edge and other occasional handling creases. Occasional traces of minor surface soiling at the extreme sheet edges and on the verso. Remains of previous hinging tape at intervals around the sheet edges verso (one area with associated skinning). (The sheet adhered with hinging tape at intervals around the upper part of the sheet.) Framed.
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