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Summer by Jasper Johns, 1985, Etching and aquatint, on T. Edmunds paper, with full margins, with the complete book of Wallace Stevens poems, bound (as, offered Oct 2016© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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Summer

Jasper Johns (American, 1930–2009) · 1985

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,638 – £2,457) (≈ €1,831 – €2,746)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →
As published: “Etching and aquatint, on T. Edmunds paper, with full margins, with the complete book of Wallace Stevens poems, bound (as issued) in the original buckram-covered hardcover with leather trim”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed in pencil in the lower right margin and numbered 131 of 300 in black ink
Category
Etchings
Dimensions
12 x 9 x 1 1/4 in. (30.5 x 22.9 x 3.2 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Evening & Day Editions (NY030216)
Date
October 26, 2016
Location
New York
Lot
191
Estimate
$2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,638 – £2,457) (≈ €1,831 – €2,746)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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