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Jasper Johns — Scent
Jasper Johns

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

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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Jasper Johns, 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
63.5 x 108.6 cm
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Neo-Dada, Male Artist, Print Art, Multicolor Composition, American Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Late 20th Century, Celebrated Modern Master, Lithograph And Woodcut, Gestural Abstract

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Collected by

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