Cicada [working proof], 1979 (published 1981)

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portfolio Title

Eight Lithographs to Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc.

Medium

color lithograph with tusche and crayon on Rives BFK wove paper [working proof]

Dimensions

sheet: 76.2 x 56.52 cm (30 x 22 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art

Catalogue Raisonné

ULAE, no. 219 [working proof]

Accession Number

2010.116.661

Artists / Makers

Jasper Johns (artist) American, born 1930

Anthony Zepeda (printer) American, active late 20th century

Alan Holoubek (printer) American, active late 20th century

Richard Garst (printer) American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L. (publisher)

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Inscription

lower left in graphite: Working Proof with Tusche + Crayon Additions; lower right in graphite: J Johns / '79; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ79-848

Marks and Labels

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles / Stony Johns Inc.

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2010 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Johns, Jasper

Bibliography

1966: Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 956.

1994: Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 219.

2011: Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.102. http://www.nga.gov/gemini