Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)
printed by Bill Goldston and James V. Smith
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)
Cup 2 Picasso
INV-1005
Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)
printed by Bill Goldston and James V. Smith
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)1972–73
lithographprint
Date
1972–73
Medium
Color lithograph from three plates on glass paper
Dimensions
Image: 27.8 × 30.8 cm (11 × 12 3/16 in.); Sheet: 49 × 31 cm (19 5/16 × 12 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
U.L.A.E. Collection acquired through a challenge grant of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dittmer; purchased with funds provided by supporters of the Department of Prints and Drawings; Centennial Endowment; Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund
This image, as well as a companion print Cups 4 Picasso, is based on Marcel Duchamp's 1958 collage Self-Portrait in Profile. Johns revisited this idea of mirroring a silhouette to make a second image in several works that he made during the last decade, including Untitled (1992).
Also notable
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Jasper Johns (American, born 1930) printed by Bill Goldston and James V. Smith published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)
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Savarin
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