Lithograph on Arches paper
USA, 1980
Jasper Johns (b. 1930) – American painter, sculptor, graphic artist, stage and costume designer
Edition of 5000
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Catalogue raisonné: Ulae 207
Dimensions: 116.5 x 72.2 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
The poster was produced on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

The famous Whitney Museum of American Art is located in Manhattan, New York and provides one of the most important collections of American art from the 20th and 21st centuries. In 1980, the institution celebrated its 50th anniversary and therefore commissioned the American artist Jasper Johns to design the poster of its anniversary exhibition. As we can see from the depiction, the artist deliberately applied two flags of the United States of America as symbols for the museum’s art collection; at the same time, however, art lovers will know that the flag also represents one of the central subjects of Jasper Johns’ artistic output.



The poster is in very good condition. The reverse center area of the paper has been laid down on cardboard. The glass frame is in very good condition, too, and only shows minimal traces of wear. The framed work measures 119 x 78 cm and the size of the poster is 116.5 x 72.2 cm.



Jasper Johns (geb. 1930)

Jasper Johns is well-known for his depictions of letters, numbers, targets and flags. He is one of the pioneers of American Pop Art, but also deeply influenced the development of American Minimalism. Jasper John left his home town Augusta in Georgia in 1952 and moved to New York, where he met important artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, John Cage and Merce Cunningham. Shortly after (c. 1954/55) the artist painted his groundbreaking painting ‘Flag’, which launched his worldwide success in 1958, starting with his first solo exhibition at the New York gallery Leo Castelli and followed by his participation at the Biennale in Venice. Jasper Johns’ artistic relevance was finally sealed by the acquisition of three works by the Museum of Modern Art in York. In the 1960s, John's increasingly engaged in printmaking, as it emphasized his interest of serial processes in art. In the 1980s he was primarily interested in realistic figurative depictions (partly with reference to his own biography). Jasper Johns lives and works in New York and his multi-faceted oeuvre is represented in the world’s leading museums of Contemporary Art.

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