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Silhouetted figures stand and climb upon an old car against a bright circular shape and a black background, with one figure raising an American flag.

Flag reworks a celebrated photograph of US Marines hoisting a flag on Mount Suribachi in the Iwo Jima campaign. Borrowing that widely reproduced image instead of inventing its own emblem, the print places itself in relation to an already iconic wartime photograph.

Materials
Screenprint on gold foil coated Chromalux paper
Size
19 7/10 × 27 3/5 in | 50 × 70 cm
Framed Size
21 7/10 × 29 1/2 in | 55 × 75 cm
Rarity
Limited edition
Medium
Print
Condition
Framed in Museum Standards after purchase. Photo of the actual piece is attached.
Signature
Hand-signed by artist, stamped by artist's estate, Signed front left lower corner and numbered verso, with the publisher's blindstamp.
Certificate of authenticity
Included (issued by gallery)
Publisher
Pictures On Walls (POW)

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Banksy

British, b. 1974

Banksy is an anonymous British artist whose stencilled images first appeared on the walls of Bristol in the 1990s before spreading to London and to cities around the world. His work pairs a blunt graphic style with pointed commentary on war, policing, consumer culture, surveillance and the art market itself. The authenticated screenprints, released in signed and unsigned editions through Pictures on Walls and later…

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