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Decoy II, 1973
Artist: Jasper Johns (b. 1930)
Medium: Lithograph in colors on Rives BFK paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 105.7 × 74.6 cm (41⅝ × 29⅜ in.)
Edition: 31 (plus 5 artist’s proofs)
Signature: Signed and dated “71–73” in pencil
Publisher: Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York, with their blindstamp
Condition: In good condition; full sheet; framed
Literature: Universal Limited Art Editions 125; Sparks 114
Description
Created between 1971 and 1973, Decoy II exemplifies Jasper Johns’s experimental approach to printmaking, merging conceptual rigor with material depth. The work is a vibrant exploration of repetition and variation — themes central to Johns’s visual language — where familiar motifs are revisited through subtle shifts in form and process. Executed in lush tones on Rives BFK paper, this lithograph embodies the artist’s fascination with perception, layering, and the mechanics of image-making. The delicate balance between structure and spontaneity reveals Johns’s dialogue with both abstraction and the symbolic potential of everyday objects. Published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Decoy II stands as a landmark in Johns’s printed oeuvre — a reflection on the act of making and remaking, where each iteration becomes a meditation on the elusive boundary between original and copy.
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