Jasper Johns
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 94 |
| Date of birth | May 15,1930 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Augusta |
| Georgia | |
| United States | |
| Periods | Abstract expressionism |
| Neo-Dada | |
| Modern art | |
| Pop art | |
| Influenced by | Marcel Duchamp |
| Hart Crane | |
| Tatyana Grosman | |
| Parents | Jean Riley |
| William Jasper Johns | |
| Awards | National Medal of Arts |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom | |
| Wolf Prize in Painting | |
| Wolf Prize in Arts - Painting | |
| Official site | jasper-johns.org |
| Movement | Abstract expressionism |
| Neo-Dada | |
| pop art | |
| Movies/Shows | Painters Painting |
| The Price of Everything | |
| Who Gets to Call It Art? | |
| Jasper Johns: Decoy | |
| Works | Flag |
| Three Flags | |
| Map | |
| Target with Four Faces | |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting, printmaking |
| Education | University of South Carolina |
| Parsons School of Design | The New School | |
| Sumter High School | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 414129 |
Jasper Johns Life story
Jasper Johns is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose work is associated with abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and pop art. He is well known for his depictions of the American flag and other US-related topics.
Picasso painting displayed in London could fetch £98m
By Yasmin RufoBBC News
A Pablo Picasso painting that is set to Go On display in London is estimated to sell for over $120m (£98m) at auction.
Picasso's 1932 masterpiece, Femme A La Montre, depicts his " golden muse" Marie-Therese Walter, A Woman who formed the subject of many of his paintings.
The Work was owned by art patron and collector Emily Fisher Landau.
It will be on display at Sotheby's as part of an exhibition featuring other paintings owned by Ms Fisher Laundau.
The Collector bought the Picasso painting in 1968 at the start of her collecting journey.
Who was Pablo Picasso ?Other artists that feature in her collection include American painter and sculptor Jasper Johns , Dutch-American artist Willem de Kooning and American painter and printmaker Robert Rauschenberg .
Rauschenberg's 1962 silkscreen painting Sundog is estimated to sell for between $8m and $12m.
There are also paintings by Edward Ruscha and Andy Warhol , both associated with the Pop Art movement.
The travelling exhibition will also open In Paris , Taipei and Los Angeles and has already been to Dubai and Hong Kong .
The Collection , which is estimated to bring in well over £327m ($400m), will be offered For Sale at Sotheby's New York in November.
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