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William N. Copley
Untitled (A Collection of 22 Sketches for William N. Copley's Flags Series)
- Estimate
- £15,000 - 20,000‡
£20,160
Lot Details
graphite, crayon and felt-tip pen on 22 sheets of paper
signed 'CPLY' lower edge of 21 of the sheets
each sheet 10 x 13 cm (3 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.) or 13 x 10 cm (5 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
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William N. Copley
American | B. 1919 D. 1996William N. Copley, also known by the name of CPLY, drew attention to himself in the late 1940s by fusing elements of Surrealism and Pop Art. Copley focused on symbols of American pop culture—staples of American society including pin-up girls, cowboys and the flag—and transformed them into more accessible, universal icons that could appeal to both men and women without bias.In the '70s, Copley distinguished himself from the rest of the Surrealists by attempting to represent the tumultuous relationship between erotic and pornographic symbolism. He celebrated the female body, sexual freedom and, most of all, the promiscuity of America.
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