Jasper Johns – Pinion

Pinion (ULAE 27), 1966

• Artist: Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)
• Medium: Lithograph
• Dimensions (sheet): 101.6 × 71.1 cm (40 × 28 in)
• Edition: Edition of 36
• Signature: Signed lower left; printed signature and date upper right
• Reference: ULAE 27
• Printer: Zigmunds Priede
• Publisher: Universal Limited Art Editions, New York 

Pinion is a lithograph executed in 1966 by Jasper Johns — one of the most celebrated, institutionally significant, and widely collected American artists of the twentieth century — signed lower left, with printed signature and date upper right, from the edition of 36, printed by Zigmunds Priede and published by Universal Limited Art Editions in New York, catalogued as ULAE 27, presented framed.

Jasper Johns occupies a position of absolute centrality in the history of postwar American art. Emerging in the late 1950s with his celebrated paintings of flags, targets, numbers, and maps — works that simultaneously engaged and challenged the boundaries between Abstract Expressionism, Dada, and the nascent Pop Art movement — Johns developed a practice of extraordinary intellectual rigour, technical mastery, and lasting cultural influence that has never ceased to generate new critical attention and institutional recognition. His engagement with the print medium — pursued across decades in close collaboration with Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE), the celebrated Long Island print workshop founded by Tatyana Grosman that became the most important site of fine art printmaking in postwar America — produced some of the most significant and widely collected prints in the history of the medium.

Pinion belongs to the foundational period of Johns's collaboration with ULAE — a body of work executed in the mid-1960s at a moment of extraordinary creative intensity and formal experimentation, in which Johns brought the full range of his artistic intelligence to bear on the specific possibilities and challenges of the lithographic medium. Printed by Zigmunds Priede — one of the most technically accomplished printers at ULAE during this seminal period — and published by Universal Limited Art Editions, the work carries a production and publication history of the highest possible distinction within the history of American printmaking.

That same fascination with repetition and process defines Decoy II (1973), a lithograph exploring the elusive boundary between original and copy. A more austere engagement with symbol and form appears in Device (G. 345, U.L.A.E. 107), 1972, from an edition of 62 published by Gemini G.E.L. — both available now at Lynart Gallery.

Preserved with full margins and presented framed, the work is in excellent condition.

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FAQ

Is this an original work by Jasper Johns?
Yes — an authentic lithograph, signed lower left with printed signature and date upper right, from the edition of 36, printed by Zigmunds Priede and published by Universal Limited Art Editions, New York, catalogued as ULAE 27.

What is the ULAE reference?
ULAE 27 is the catalogue reference for this work within Universal Limited Art Editions' documented production — the definitive record of one of the most important fine art print workshops in postwar American history.

Who printed the work?
Zigmunds Priede — one of the most technically accomplished printers at Universal Limited Art Editions during the seminal mid-1960s period of Johns's collaboration with the workshop.

Who published the work?
Universal Limited Art Editions, New York — the celebrated Long Island print workshop founded by Tatyana Grosman, widely recognized as the most important site of fine art printmaking in postwar America.

What are the dimensions?
Sheet: 101.6 × 71.1 cm (40 × 28 in)

What is the edition size?
Edition of 36 — signed lower left by the artist.

Is the work framed?
Yes — presented framed.

What is the condition?
Very good condition. Full condition report available upon request.

Is this artwork a good investment?
Jasper Johns is one of the most consistently collected and institutionally significant American artists of the twentieth century. Lithographs from the foundational period of his ULAE collaboration — particularly signed impressions from the edition of 36 — are among the most sought-after works in the history of American printmaking and regularly achieve exceptional results at the world's leading auction houses.