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Jasper Johns — Periscope
Jasper Johns

Periscope

1981

This richly layered color etching and aquatint exemplifies Johns' masterful printmaking technique, combining his characteristic exploration of fragmented imagery and crosshatch patterns. Part of his acclaimed 1980s print series, *Periscope* demonstrates the artist's sophisticated use of multiple color plates to create complex visual depths and spatial ambiguities.

Medium
Etching and aquatint in colors, on Rives paper
Dimensions
Edition
Edition of 88 of 88
Signed
Yes

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Jasper Johns, Periscope, 1981

This richly layered color etching and aquatint exemplifies Johns' masterful printmaking technique, combining his characteristic exploration of fragmented imagery and crosshatch patterns. Part of his acclaimed 1980s print series, *Periscope* demonstrates the artist's sophisticated use of multiple color plates to create complex visual depths and spatial ambiguities.

Medium
Etching and aquatint in colors, on Rives paper
Dimensions
105.41 x 75.2475 cm
Year
1981
Edition
of 88
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Hamilton Selway, Los Angeles, CA

Related themes

Geometric, Bold, Conceptual, American, Printmaking, Etching and Aquatint, Colorful, Abstract, Contemporary, Post-Modern

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Melissa Avery, Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago