Details
JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930)
Numbers
signed and misdated 'J. Johns 1963-78' (on the reverse)
aluminum
57 3/8 x 43 5/8 in. (145.7 x 110.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1963 and cast in 1968
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the late owner, 2001.
Literature
R. Bernstein, Jasper Johns Catalogue Raisonné of Painting and Sculpture; Sculpture, New York and New Haven, 2016, vol. 4, p. 84, no. S42 (illustrated in color, p. 85).
R. Bernstein, Jasper Johns Catalogue Raisonné of Painting and Sculpture, 1954-1970, New York and New Haven, 2017, vol. 5, no. S42 (illustrated in color, p. 213).
Exhibited
Vancouver Art Gallery; Regina, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery and Montreal, Musée d'Art Contemporain, New York 13, January-July 1969 (titled Aluminum Numbers and dated 1969). Philadelphia, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Grids, January-March 1972 (dated 1963-1969).
Akron Art Institute, Grids: Format and Image in 20th Century Art, March-May 1979 (illustrated; dated 1963-1978).
Atlanta, Heath Gallery, Out of the South: An Exhibition of Work by Artists Born in the South, October 1982, p. 17, no. 3 (illustrated; dated 1963-1978).
Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales; South Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery; Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria and Houston, Menil Collection, Pop Art, 1955-1970, February-August 1985, p. 47 (illustrated in color; dated 1963-1978).
Houston, Menil Collection and Leeds City Art Gallery, Jasper Johns The Sculptures, February-June 1996, p. 103 (illustrated in color, p. 96; dated 1963-1978).
Philadelphia, Museum of American Art of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Pop Abstraction, February-April 1998 (dated 1963/1978).
Seattle, Experience Music Project, DoubleTake: From Monet to Lichtenstein, April 2006-January 2007, pp. 26-27 (illustrated in color; dated 1963-1978).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Jasper Johns Mind/Mirror, September 2021-February 2022, p. 85, no. 38 (illustrated in color).
Special Notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
Details
JASPER JOHNS (B. 1930)
Numbers
signed and misdated 'J. Johns 1963-78' (on the reverse)
aluminum
57 3/8 x 43 5/8 in. (145.7 x 110.8 cm.)
Conceived in 1963 and cast in 1968
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the late owner, 2001.
Literature
R. Bernstein, Jasper Johns Catalogue Raisonné of Painting and Sculpture; Sculpture, New York and New Haven, 2016, vol. 4, p. 84, no. S42 (illustrated in color, p. 85).
R. Bernstein, Jasper Johns Catalogue Raisonné of Painting and Sculpture, 1954-1970, New York and New Haven, 2017, vol. 5, no. S42 (illustrated in color, p. 213).
Exhibited
Vancouver Art Gallery; Regina, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery and Montreal, Musée d'Art Contemporain, New York 13, January-July 1969 (titled Aluminum Numbers and dated 1969). Philadelphia, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Grids, January-March 1972 (dated 1963-1969).
Akron Art Institute, Grids: Format and Image in 20th Century Art, March-May 1979 (illustrated; dated 1963-1978).
Atlanta, Heath Gallery, Out of the South: An Exhibition of Work by Artists Born in the South, October 1982, p. 17, no. 3 (illustrated; dated 1963-1978).
Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales; South Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery; Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria and Houston, Menil Collection, Pop Art, 1955-1970, February-August 1985, p. 47 (illustrated in color; dated 1963-1978).
Houston, Menil Collection and Leeds City Art Gallery, Jasper Johns The Sculptures, February-June 1996, p. 103 (illustrated in color, p. 96; dated 1963-1978).
Philadelphia, Museum of American Art of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Pop Abstraction, February-April 1998 (dated 1963/1978).
Seattle, Experience Music Project, DoubleTake: From Monet to Lichtenstein, April 2006-January 2007, pp. 26-27 (illustrated in color; dated 1963-1978).
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Jasper Johns Mind/Mirror, September 2021-February 2022, p. 85, no. 38 (illustrated in color).
Special Notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.
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