John Paul Jones (American, 1924-1999), Untitled, 1962 Tamarind Lithograph
John Paul Jones (1924–1999) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, and educator whose national reputation during the 1950s and 1960s rested largely on his figurative drawings and prints. After studying printmaking at the University of Iowa, Jones was recruited in 1953 to establish the printmaking program at UCLA and later taught at the University of California, Irvine. His works of this period often present solitary figures whose features emerge from rubbed, scraped, and heavily worked passages of ink. Faces remain recognizable but incomplete, giving the subjects a remote, dreamlike presence without abandoning the human figure. Jones received a major solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in 1963, and his work is represented in collections including the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, and Laguna Art Museum.
Untitled is a 1962 lithograph from stone in black on white Arches paper, printed by Joe Zirker and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. The composition shows a broad-shouldered man within a dark rectangular interior, his head turned toward the right and his hands gathered near his waist. Jones leaves much of the figure pale and softly worked against the heavier black strokes surrounding him. Designated “Tam Imp” in pencil lower right and initialed “J.P.J.” at the lower right of the image, with the Tamarind bell and Joe Zirker printer blindstamps in the lower margin. This is one of nine Tamarind impressions outside the numbered edition of 20. Sheet measures approximately 15.25 × 11.125 inches. Condition shows light overall toning, minor handling wear, and remnants of previous hinging at the upper verso; otherwise presenting with a strong impression and deckled edges. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
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15.25 x 11.125 in
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John Paul Jones (1924–1999) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, and educator whose national reputation during the 1950s and 1960s rested largely on his figurative drawings and prints. After studying printmaking at the University of Iowa, Jones was recruited in 1953 to establish the printmaking program at UCLA and later taught at the University of California, Irvine. His works of this period often present solitary figures whose features emerge from rubbed, scraped, and heavily worked passages of ink. Faces remain recognizable but incomplete, giving the subjects a remote, dreamlike presence without abandoning the human figure. Jones received a major solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in 1963, and his work is represented in collections including the Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, and Laguna Art Museum.
Untitled is a 1962 lithograph from stone in black on white Arches paper, printed by Joe Zirker and published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los Angeles. The composition shows a broad-shouldered man within a dark rectangular interior, his head turned toward the right and his hands gathered near his waist. Jones leaves much of the figure pale and softly worked against the heavier black strokes surrounding him. Designated “Tam Imp” in pencil lower right and initialed “J.P.J.” at the lower right of the image, with the Tamarind bell and Joe Zirker printer blindstamps in the lower margin. This is one of nine Tamarind impressions outside the numbered edition of 20. Sheet measures approximately 15.25 × 11.125 inches. Condition shows light overall toning, minor handling wear, and remnants of previous hinging at the upper verso; otherwise presenting with a strong impression and deckled edges. Provenance of Martin and Enid Gleich.
Condition
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Dimensions
15.25 x 11.125 in
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Time, Location
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