Property from the Private Collection of Ralph van Hessen, The Hague, Netherlands
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William N. Copley
Flag of the political prisoner, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
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- $3,000 - 5,000
$3,810
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Monumental screenprint in colors, on polyester flag.
1988
73 x 112 in. (185.4 x 284.5 cm)
Signed and numbered 6/10 in black ink on the accompanying Certificate of Authenticity issued by the publisher (there were also 4 in Roman numerals), published by Gran Pavese Foundation, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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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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