{"product_id":"jasper-johns-drawings-1970","title":"JASPER JOHNS \"DRAWINGS\" 1970","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/jasper-johns\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJasper Johns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (b. 1930) is one of the most influential American artists of the twentieth century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlongside \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/robert-rauschenberg\"\u003eRobert Rauschenberg\u003c\/a\u003e, he helped pioneer Neo-Dada, challenging the boundaries between painting, sculpture, and everyday imagery. His use of familiar symbols, including flags, targets, numbers, and maps, became central to the development of Pop Art and contemporary art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis signed lithographic poster was published on the occasion of Johns's exhibition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York, held January 10–31, 1970. Castelli was instrumental in establishing Johns's career, having given him his first solo exhibition in 1958 and representing him throughout much of his career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster juxtaposes two distinct compositions: a densely worked, almost frenetic field of overlapping marks, and a delicate rendering of the American flag. The contrast between the heavily worked surface and the restrained, nearly transparent lines is characteristic of Johns's interest in repetition, process, and the relationship between image and symbol. Even in this modest graphic format, he transforms familiar imagery into something unexpectedly complex.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work juxtaposes two of Johns's most enduring concerns: the expressive potential of drawing, and the transformation of familiar symbols through repetition and reinterpretation. As an exhibition poster, it is also a pointed historical document connecting Johns's artistic practice with the gallery that helped introduce his work to the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003evisit our Toronto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Drawings\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster for \u003cem\u003eJasper Johns: Drawings\u003c\/em\u003e at Leo Castelli New York from January 10-31, 1970\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithographic poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned in pencil, lower right of image\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePublished by Leo Castelli, New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinted by Brooke Alexander, Inc., New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom an unnumbered edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28.5\"H 22.5\"W (work)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e29\"H 23\"W (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall good condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jasper Johns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68098413920492,"sku":"11-26","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Jasper-Johns-Leo-Castelli-Drawings_01.jpg?v=1793983058","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/jasper-johns-drawings-1970","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}