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Jasper Johns Paintings, Jasper Jones, Claes Oldenburg, Number Art, Robert Rauschenberg, Year 8, Jasper Johns, Willem De Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein

The title of this painting is a double entendre: it describes the numerical subject of the painting as well as the manner in which the viewer literally sees each number through the others. One of eleven paintings of superimposed numbers that Jasper Johns made in 1960-1961, the genesis of this work can be traced to the mid-1950s, when the artist began painting single numbers using commercial stencils. Johns has remarked that he was drawn to everyday signs and symbols as subjects, since their…

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Jasper Johns Paintings, Philip Johnson, Jasper Johns, Philadelphia Museums, Grey Painting, Philadelphia Museum Of Art, Whitney Museum, Mark Rothko, Abstract Expressionist

Jasper Johns. Flag. 1954-55 (dated on reverse 1954). Encaustic, oil, and collage on fabric mounted on plywood, three panels. 42 1/4 x 60 5/8" (107.3 x 153.8 cm). Gift of Philip Johnson in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. 106.1973. © 2024 Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Painting & Sculpture

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Jasper Johns, 0 through 9, 1960; oil on canvas; 72 x 54 in. (182.8 x 137.1 cm); Collection of Helen and Charles Schwab, fractional gift to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; © Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY Jasper Johns Paintings, Artist Grid, Jasper Jones, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Willem De Kooning, Architecture Art Design

Jasper Johns is an American iconoclast. Deftly maneuvering between different styles, but never committing to just one, it is obvious from the SFMOMA’s current exhibition of his works that Johns was inspired by all facets of life. The exhibit, “Jasper Johns: Seeing with the Mind’s Eye,” is a retrospective of the 82-year-old’s prolific career, culminating in his newest piece, “Bushbaby,” which has never been shown before. Johns is known for his repetition of iconography in multiple media. He…

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