Jasper Johns (b.1930)
Target from Technics and Creativity
1971
offset lithograph in colors, collage, book, plastic
10½ h × 8¾ w × 1¼ d in (27 × 22 × 3 cm)
Printed signature to target ‘Jasper Johns". This work is from the edition of 22500 produced in conjunction with Technics and Creativity: Gemini G.E.L. , an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art held 5 May - 6 July 1971, and contains a catalogue with 364 illustrations, an essay by Riva Castleman, and a catalogue raisonné of Gemini"s complete production. Also included is Target 1970, a multiple by the artist commissioned for this publication with watercolor pads and brush inviting the viewer to collaborate.
Work is in good condition. Minor wear to plastic case including scuffs and and scratches as well as faint discoloration to catalog and wear to edges of watercolor tablets. Pigment transfer from watercolor tablets to foam insert which is to be expected with storage over time.