Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd., has a selection of iconic Jasper Johns Prints from the Artist’s Flags, Maps, Targets, Numbers, Savarin, Crosshatch and Seasons Series. These Jasper Johns Prints represent the Artist's best collaborations with important Print Publishers, including Universal Limited Art Editions (U.L.A.E.), Simca, Petersburg Press, Inc., Low Road Studios and Gemini G.E.L.
Jasper Johns, considered one of the most important living Post War and Contemporary Artists, established two Auction records in May 2010, when Flag from the Estate of Michael Crichton sold for $28,642,500, establishing an all time Auction record for the Artist., and a new Post-War and Contemporary Print record was set when Jasper Johns Savarin Monotype (ULAE S36) fetched $1,314,500.
Jasper Johns record prices were also achieved for the Artist’s 1974 Red, White & Blue Flags I Screenprint, ($842,500); his large, color Corpse & Mirror Screenprint ($242,500) and Between The Clock & The Bed ($98,500). In addition, the Jasper Johns Seasons Set of Four etchings with aquatint was the highest priced ($146,500) lot at Christie's April 2010 Print auction.
For over six decades, Jasper Johns has been Internationally recognized for his iconic Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of Targets, Maps, Numbers, and Alphabets, right after The Museum of Modern Art acquired the Artist's breakthrough American Flag Painting in 1958.
The American Flag fulfilled Jasper John's interest in depicting "things the mind already knows", pre-determined and recognizable images that allowed the Artist to focus on surface and execution rather than subject matter.
While the Artist's Paintings routinely fetch millions and are also scarce, the Artist has created fewer than 1,000 paintings on canvas. Jasper Johns Prints are affordable, desirable and collected by prestigious museums around the world, including The
Museum of Modern Art, New York; The
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; The
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Smithsonian
American Art Museum Washington, D.C. and The
Art Institute of Chicago.
For Japser Johns, printmaking was a medium that encouraged experimentation through the ease with which it allowed for repeat endeavors. His innovations in screen printing, lithography, and etching have revolutionized the field.
In 2007, The National Gallery of Art, acquired 1,700 Jasper Johns Prints comprised of Lithographs, Etchings, Relief Prints and Screenprints, including many Unique trial Proofs and Progressive Proofs. The National Gallery of Art boasts the largest, comprehensive repository of Jasper Johns' extraordinary six decade Print career.
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