Two Flags - 50th Anniversary of the Whitney Museum of American Art
1979
Jasper Johns created this lithograph in 1979 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Whitney Museum of American Art. The work features the iconic image of two flags rendered on heavy wove paper using the lithographic technique. Johns transforms the familiar American flag into an artwork that questions patriotism and representation. The doubling of the flag creates visual complexity and invites contemplation about meaning and identity. This commemorative piece remains a significant work in Johns' celebrated career.
- Medium
- Lithograph on heavy wove paper
- Dimensions
🔨 Auction Lot
Vanguarts — Contemporary Dialogue
April 23, 2026
Estimate: $1,300 – $1,800
Lot 298
Collectors of Jasper Johns
Artists in conversation
Robert Rauschenberg
American · b. 1925
Rauschenberg similarly appropriated American iconography and familiar imagery in printmaking to question representation and national identity, producing lithographs and silkscreens that transform recognizable symbols into conceptually layered artworks.
Roy Lichtenstein
American · b. 1923
Lichtenstein produced numerous lithographs that similarly take iconic, familiar imagery and flatten it into a repeated or doubled visual structure that interrogates meaning, representation, and the nature of American cultural symbols.
Frank Stella
American · b. 1936
Stella created prints and lithographs on heavy paper featuring repeated geometric and mirrored compositions that similarly use doubling and symmetry to generate visual complexity and invite contemplation about form and meaning.
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