
Scent
Jasper Johns's *Scent* is a complex and layered print that combines lithograph, linocut, and woodcut techniques on Twinrocker watermarked paper, showcasing the artist's mastery of the printmaking medium. The work is divided into three distinct vertical panels, each rendered with varying textures and gestural mark-making that create a dynamic interplay of pattern and surface. True to Johns's conceptual approach, *Scent* invites viewers to examine the boundaries between process, material, and perception, transforming the act of looking into a meditative investigation of form.
- Medium
- Lithograph, linocut and woodcut in colors, on Twinrocker paper watermarked
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
Notes
Literature: Universal Limited Art Editions 166; Esther Sparks 116
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions & Works on Paper
February 7, 2026
Estimate: $12,000 – $18,000
Sold: $15,480
Lot 39
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