Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)
printed by Bill Goldston and James V. Smith
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)
Savarin
INV-1231
Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)
printed by Bill Goldston and James V. Smith
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)1977
lithographprint
Date
1977
Medium
Color lithograph from seventeen plates on off-white handmade Twinrocker paper
Dimensions
Image: 97.7 × 71.6 cm (38 1/2 × 28 1/4 in.); Sheet: 114.3 × 88.9 cm (45 × 35 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
The Savarin can, which may be interpreted as a surrogate for Johns, debuted in his work as a painted bronze sculpture in 1960. This print was commissioned as the signature image for the artist’s 1977 retrospective exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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