Jasper Johns Large Basel Poster - Kunstmuseum Exhibition 1989

Artist: Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)
Title: Progressive Proofs zur Lithographie (Progressive Proofs for Lithography)
Publisher / Exhibition Venue: Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland
Date of Issue: 1989
Technique: Vintage exhibition offset lithographic poster
Dimensions: Large format / Oversized, 128x90 cm
Status: Vintage condition, mounted/glued on cardboard backing
 
 
About the Poster
This Jasper Johns Large Basel Poster was published by the Kunstmuseum Basel in 1989 to commemorate a major institutional exhibition dedicated to the artist's complex printmaking processes. The rare, oversized visual displays Johns' analytical approach to lithography, showcasing progressive structural layers and experimental color proofs. Printed in Switzerland on substantial paper, the large-scale poster features clean, modernist European typography along the lower border detailing the museum venue and exhibition title. It stands as a visually commanding historical document of post-war American printmaking celebrated by a premier European museum.
 
About the Artist
Jasper Johns is a seminal twentieth-century American painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose revolutionary work laid the foundations for Neo-Dada, Pop Art, and Minimalist movements. Best known for his deadpan depictions of familiar cultural icons—such as targets, flags, and numbers—Johns destabilized abstract expressionism by shifting focus toward the physical process of making art. His printmaking practice is widely considered among the most technically sophisticated and conceptually profound in modern art history, using recursive proofs to examine how meaning changes across different mediums.
Dimensions: Large format / Oversized, 128x90 cm
Status: Vintage condition, mounted/glued on cardboard backing