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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. The two collages we are offering (these have not otherwise been offered to date) were made at that time and are playing around with color combinations and mark-making. Both incorporate two plates from the edition.
The first collage titled Flame Out for Picasso incorporates a plate printed in purple, with a Chinese character which translates to “triangle”. On the right is hand-painting in neon pink, under collaged paper printed with a second plate in black on tan paper. The character on the right translates to “ten thousand.” There are additional hand-painted, hand-drawn and collaged elements.
The second collage titled Flame out for Pablo is printed in red and purple. The image field to the left is cut and pasted and includes oil pastel and collaged elements.
Both works have oil pastel additions in orange and yellow. The profile on the left looks like the Lady Liberty seen on some vintage silver dollars.
James Rosenquist
Flame out Homage to Picasso 1973
Collage, lithograph, paint 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.
