About this artwork
This variation on the Savarin theme evokes Edvard Munch’s masterful self-portrait in lithography (see 1963.281). The letters “E. M.”, at lower right, directly refer to him. As in the Munch print, Johns has included a ghostly arm in the bottom panel of the composition. The key difference, however, is that Johns has used the Savarin can in place of his own likeness.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Jasper Johns
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Title
- Savarin
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Place
- United States (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- 1977–1981
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Medium
- Color lithograph on white wove paper
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Dimensions
- Image: 101 × 75 cm (39 13/16 × 29 9/16 in.); Sheet: 128 × 97 cm (50 7/16 × 38 1/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- U.L.A.E. Collection acquired through a challenge grant of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dittmer; purchased with funds provided by supporters of the Department of Prints and Drawings; Centennial Endowment; Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund
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Reference Number
- 1982.411
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Copyright
- Art © Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
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