Sale: 503 / Post War / Contemporary Art II, July 17. 2020 in Munich Lot 108

 

108
Jasper Johns
Green Angel, 1991.
Etching and aquatint in colors
Estimate:
€ 14,000 / $ 15,400
Sold:
€ 17,500 / $ 19,250

(incl. surcharge)
Green Angel. 1991.
Etching and aquatint in colors.
ULAE 253. Signed, dated and numbered. From an edition of 46 copies. On Barcham Green wove paper (with the watermark). 64.5 x 46 cm (25.3 x 18.1 in). Sheet: 57,5 x 78,8 cm (22,6 x 31 in).
Published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Bay Shore/NY (with the blindstamp). Printed by John Lund, Shi Ji-Hong, Craig Zammiello.
• Lavishly made print of particularly high quality
• Early work from the fascinating series "Green Angel" made between 1990 and 1998
• Matthias Grünewald‘s Isenheim Isenheim Altarpiece and works by Picasso served as inspiration for the series – this way Johns combines Middle Ages and Modernism in a fascinating way
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PROVENANCE: Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia.




108
Jasper Johns
Green Angel, 1991.
Etching and aquatint in colors
Estimate:
€ 14,000 / $ 15,400
Sold:
€ 17,500 / $ 19,250

(incl. surcharge)