In 2018, The New York Times called him the United States' 'foremost living artist'. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2007. Johns has received many honors throughout his career, including the National Medal of Arts in 1990 and Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. At multiple times works by Johns have held the title of most paid for a work by a living artist. Johns's works regularly sell for millions of dollars at sale and auction, including a reported $110 million sale in 2010. He is well known for his depictions of the American flag and other US-related topics. Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose work is associated with abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and pop art. This rough method of construction is rarely visible in photographic reproductions of his work. This image illustrates Johns's early technique of painting with thick, dripping encaustic over a collage made from found materials such as newspaper. (1988) Awarded the Grand Prize for Painting at the 43rd Venice Biennale Artist of the yearĭetail of Flag 1954–55, Museum of Modern Art, New York City. Flags, Numbers, Maps, Stenciled Words, TargetsĪbstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, pop art

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