Lot 757
757
JASPER JOHNS

Details
JASPER JOHNS

Flag (not in F.; not in ULAE)

screenprint in colors, 1973, on wove paper, signed and dated in pencil, inscribed 'TRIAL PROOF', a unique proof for the right side of Flags I (F. 173; ULAE 128), printed by Simca Print Artists, with full margins, some very unobtrusive surface soiling, otherwise in excellent condition, framed
S. 27 1/8 x 18 5/8in. (690 x 475mm.)

Lot Essay

In 1973 Jasper Johns made the screenprint Flags I at the Simca Print Artists workshop. During the process of testing the screens and the inks, this proof of the right-hand flag was pulled. It is the only known impression of this image.