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In 1972 the Propylaen Verlag, Berlin approached Petersburg Press asking if some of the artists we were working with would contribute a print to the Hommage à Picasso portfolio they were preparing as a tribute to Picasso on his 90th birthday. These included Rosenquist, Oldenburg, Dine, Hockney, Stella and Richard Hamilton. The portfolio included 60 artists, mostly from Europe and the United States.
Rosenquist drew plates for his lithograph Flame Out for Picasso 1973 in our studio in London where it was printed. This unique collage was made at that time, playing around with color combinations and mark-making. The collage incorporates two plates from the edition.
This collage features a plate printed in purple and one in red, with a Chinese character which translates to “triangle” to the left. The character on the right translates to “ten thousand.” The image field to the left is cut and pasted and includes oil pastel and collaged elements: the oil pastel pencils are particularly delightful. The profile on the left looks like the Lady Liberty seen on some vintage silver dollars.
James Rosenquist
Flame out for Pablo 1973
Collage, lithograph, and oil pastel on Arches paper
30 x 22 in / 76 x 56 cm
Signed Rosenquist and dated 1973 with pencil lower right, titled lower left.
