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Jasper Johns — Ventriloquist (ULAE 250)
Jasper Johns

Ventriloquist (ULAE 250)

A colorful lithograph that explores themes of illusion and dual meaning through Johns' characteristic wordplay and visual abstraction. The work demonstrates the artist's ability to infuse printed media with conceptual depth and chromatic richness.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on J. Whatman paper, with full margins.

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April 19, 2022

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Jasper Johns, Ventriloquist (ULAE 250)

A colorful lithograph that explores themes of illusion and dual meaning through Johns' characteristic wordplay and visual abstraction. The work demonstrates the artist's ability to infuse printed media with conceptual depth and chromatic richness.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on J. Whatman paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Illusion, 20th Century, Color, Neo-Dada, Conceptual, American, Lithograph, Textual

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Collected by

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