William N. Copley - Evening & Day Editions New York Friday, October 25, 2019 | Phillips
  • Exhibited

    CPLY, David Stuart Gallery, Los Angeles, July 7-August 1, 1964

  • Artist Biography

    William N. Copley

    American • 1919 - 1996

    William N. Copley, also known by the name of CPLY, drew attention to himself in the late 1940s by fusing elements of Surrealism and Pop Art.  Copley focused on symbols of American pop culture—staples of American society including pin-up girls, cowboys and the flag—and transformed them into more accessible, universal icons that could appeal to both men and women without bias.

    In the '70s, Copley distinguished himself from the rest of the Surrealists by attempting to represent the tumultuous relationship between erotic and pornographic symbolism. He celebrated the female body, sexual freedom and, most of all, the promiscuity of America.

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Woman Taken in Adultery

1964
Black marker drawing on wove paper.
S. 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
Signed 'CPLY' in black marker, additionally signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'Bill Copley c/o David Stuart Gallery' in pencil on the reverse, framed.

Estimate
$1,500 - 2,500 

Sold for $4,000

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Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 25 October 2019