Green Angel [trial proof 1]

1996 (published 1998) · Print

Can I see it?

Not on view at present

Where is “Green Angel [trial proof 1]” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 10 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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Details

Accession number: 2010.116.558

What it shows

Non-representational Writing

In the catalog

Prints Etching Contemporary art 20th century Neo-Dada

Sources

National Gallery of Art
Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder

In the life of Jasper Johns

The whole life

1990s
Settles in Sharon, Connecticut
Since the 1990s Johns has lived and worked in Sharon, Connecticut. After his death he plans to turn the 170-acre property into a residency providing live-work space for 18 to 24 visual artists, poets, musicians and dancers at a time.
1994
Edward MacDowell Medal
In 1994 Johns was awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal and became a full national academician of the National Academy of Design.
1995–1997
His own print studio, Low Road Studio
In 1995 Johns hired the master printmaker John Lund and began building a printmaking studio on his property in Sharon; in 1997 Low Road Studio was officially founded as his own publishing imprint.
1998
The Metropolitan Museum buys “White Flag”
In 1998 the Metropolitan Museum of Art bought White Flag (1955), the first painting by Johns to enter its collection. The museum did not disclose the price, but according to the New York Times experts estimated its value at more than $20 million.
1999
Death of his dealer Leo Castelli
In 1999 Leo Castelli, Johns's dealer, who had discovered him in the late 1950s, died.