Savarin

Savarin

Jasper JohnsWW-1977-101331
1977·Color lithograph from seventeen plates on off-white handmade Twinrocker paper·Image: 97.7 × 71.6 cm (38 1/2 × 28 1/4 in.); Sheet: 114.3 × 88.9 cm (45 × 35 in.)

<p>The Savarin can, which may be interpreted as a surrogate for Johns, debuted in his work as a painted bronze sculpture in 1960. This print was commissioned as the signature image for the artist’s 1977 retrospective exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art.</p>

Catalogue

Year
1977
Dimensions
Image: 97.7 × 71.6 cm (38 1/2 × 28 1/4 in.); Sheet: 114.3 × 88.9 cm (45 × 35 in.)

Artist

Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns

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.

Augusta, GA, USA

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Year
1977
Dimensions
Image: 97.7 × 71.6 cm (38 1/2 × 28 1/4 in.); Sheet: 114.3 × 88.9 cm (45 × 35 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1977-101331

Source

Source
aic
Status
verified

Artist

Jasper Johns

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Painting

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