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Flag is a painting made by the American soldier at the age of 24 when he got discharged from the American army around 1953. During the time he saw a dream of American flag and was inspired to make the painting out of it. To depict it, he used oil, encausitc and collage of old American newspapers. He chose the cuttings of newspaper deliberately with political or national headlines. Those prints are still visible in the final painting. In March 2010, the painting was sold for $110 million entering in the list of most expensive paintings and also making his other works valuable as well. Flag Analysis The American flag depicted here is the predecessor of the current version. Alaska and Hawaii got their statehood […]

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