1980s Jasper Johns: 17 Monotypes Book

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Jasper Johns: 17 Monotypes by Jasper Johns. West Islip, New York: ULAE, 1982. First printing. This was the result of … Read more Jasper Johns: 17 Monotypes by Jasper Johns. West Islip, New York: ULAE, 1982. First printing. This was the result of a series of hand-painted backgrounds being applied to earlier proofs and Johns ending up with a whole new suite of work. Notice the initials "E.M." on some works, instead of "J. J.," a reference to a painting by Edward Munch, in which a skeletal arm appears, reinterpreted here with an actual arm print. See less