Figure 5
1960

Figure 5
1960
ln the mid-1950s, Jasper Johns adopted simple flat motifs for his paintings: targets, American flags, figures and letters.
Brushed with black and white, treated with broad strokes of encaustic and letting the newspaper pasted on the canvas show through in places, the figure 5 becomes an object of painting. The camouflage treatment nevertheless makes it disappear in favour of a gestural and abstract painting. Johns introduces a complex and subtle play in the perception of form and content.
Domain | Peinture |
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Techniques | Peinture à l'encaustique et papier journal collé sur toile |
Dimensions | 183 x 137,5 cm |
Acquisition | Don de la Scaler Foundation 1976 |
Inventory no. | AM 1976-2 |
Detailed description
Artist |
Jasper Johns
(1930, États-Unis) |
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Main title | Figure 5 |
Former title | The Large Figure 5; Large Black Five; Black Figure 5; The Big Five |
Creation date | 1960 |
Domain | Peinture |
Techniques | Peinture à l'encaustique et papier journal collé sur toile |
Dimensions | 183 x 137,5 cm |
Inscriptions | S.B.DR. : JOHNS |
Acquisition | Don de la Scaler Foundation 1976 |
Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Contemporain |
Inventory no. | AM 1976-2 |