LOT DETAILS

Materials:

encaustic and printed paper collage on paper laid down on canvas

Measurements:

17.52 in. (44.50 cm.) (height) by 26.73 in. (67.90 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed 'Johns' (on the underside); signed again and dated 'J. Johns 1960-'66' (on the reverse)

Exhibited:

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Pop Art, October 1992-January 1993, pp. 65 and 277, pl. 1, no. 78 (illustrated in color).

Literature:

R. Bernstein, Jasper Johns' Paintings and Sculptures 1954-1974: The Changing Focus of the Eye, Ann Arbor & London, 1975 and 1985, pp. 9 and 145. G. Boudaille, Jasper Johns, New York, 1989, p. 127, no. 51 (illustrated in color). A. Duncan, "Pop Art," Montreal Gazette, 24 October 1992, p. J2 (illustrated). Jasper Johns Flags: 1955-1994, exh. cat., Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London, 1996, p. 79.

Provenance:

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1973.