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Jasper Johns

Jasper Johns (Born 1930) is active/lives in New York.  Jasper Johns is known for Modernist flags, pop symbol painting, sculpture.

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Painter, sculptor, and printmaker Jasper Johns became one of America's best-known post-Abstract Expressionists and Minimalists.  His name is most associated with pictorial images of flags and numbers, Pop-Art subjects that he depicted in Minimalist style with emphasis on linearity, repetition, and symmetry.  Johns completed his first flag painting in 1955, alphabet subjects in 1956, sculpture in 1958, and lithographs in 1960.

Unlike Abstract Expressionism, these signature works seem removed from the artist's emotions.  They are modernist in that they lack traditional perspective, focusing on inter-relationships of color and shapes, but are realist in that they have recognizable subject matter.

Born in Augusta, Georgia, Johns grew up in South Carolina, with no formal art training but did attend the University of South Carolina for two years.  In 1949 he moved to New York City but was drafted into the Army.  Returning to New York, he began experime   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 12834 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 325 auction lots for Jasper Johns (of which 256 auction records sold and 3 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 1 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 9 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Jasper Johns as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Jasper Johns in 3 of its research Essays. Jasper Johns has 5 artist signature examples available in our database.

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