Ode to Jasper Johns, Pair of Rusty c. 1950s Flat Top Ballantine Beer Cans carved reamer which opens easily and closes

which opens easily and closes tight

Sight: 8 7/8 x 10 5/8

but no losses to the wood

She appears to be unsigned

Ode to Jasper Johns, Pair of Rusty c. 1950s Flat Top Ballantine Beer Cans carved reamer which opens easily and closesSold: set A I found a handful of old Ballantine beer cans a few years ago, which I bought in homage to Jasper Johns, who made them icons of art history through his Painted Bronze (Ale Cans), 1960. As the story goes, Bill de Kooning told Johns "you could give that son of a bitch two beer cans and he could sell them," referring to Leo Castelli, to which Johns responded, "what a wonderful idea for a sculpture. Of course there is much more to the story