Hand
<p>This simple print shows two impressions of Johns’s right hand, one made with oil (printed backwards as “lio”), and one with soap. When he made this print, Johns was involved in several projects that involved using body imprints and casts, and he may have also been intrigued by the knowledge that "greasy hands" are capable of making a lithographic mark. Although the label on the image suggests that this was a test print, the hands' gestures imply a defensive or coy posture.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1963
- Dimensions
- Image: 34 × 24.5 cm (13 7/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 57.6 × 45 cm (22 11/16 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Jasper Johns
Artist
Painting
Jasper Johns is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker. Considered a central figure in the development of American postwar art, he has been variously associated with abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and pop art movements.
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Record
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- Jasper Johns
- Year
- 1963
- Dimensions
- Image: 34 × 24.5 cm (13 7/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 57.6 × 45 cm (22 11/16 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1963-113830
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified