Jasper Johns Flag On Orange Field

Flag on orange field was created in 1957 by jasper johns in pop art style.

Jasper johns flag on orange field. Large offset lithograph on thick paper published by the ludwig museum in 2003 artist. Because a flag is a flat object it may signify flatness or the relative lack of depth in much modernist painting. Flag on orange was involved with how to have more than one element in the painting and how to be able to extend the space beyond the limits of.

Flag on orange field 1957 by jasper johns in an interview some years later johns said. Flag on orange field year. Flag 1954 55 by jasper johns johns has said that the idea to paint this first american flag came to him in a dream.

The upper white margin has some light yellowing marks but it will look amazing when framed. As a boy johns was told by his father that he had been named in honor of sergeant william jasper a hero who had recovered and re flown a moultrie flag at fort sullivan on june 28 1776 after a british shell destroyed its flagstaff. Then and now some viewers will read national pride or freedom in the image while others only see imperialism and oppression.

In very good condition. 80 x 60 cm 31 5 x 26 77 publisher. 25 6 x 19 6 size in centimeters.

Ludwig museum cologn condition. Excellent condition have a look for more. 65 x 49 8 condition.

Johns painted flag in the context of the mccarthy witch hunts in cold war america. It has been suggested that the american flag in johns work is an autobiographical reference because a military hero after whom he was named sergeant william jasper raised the flag in a brave action during the revolutionary war. Vintage print 1970s size in inches.