Robert Indiana

1 (One), from the original Numbers portfolio (Sheehan 46-55)

1968

Andy Warhol Flash portfolio colophon pages, JFK Assassination, 1968 2 Separate Silkscreens: (1) Silkscreen text on paper and teletype text; (2) colophon sheet in pencil and numbered XVII by Andy Warhol Hand-signed by artist, two silkscreen prints; the colophon sheet is hand signed by Andy Warhol; no signature on sheet with teletype 21 1/2 × 21 1/2 inches Unframed Note: measurements are for each sheet Catalogue Raisonne Reference: ( FS II.41) Silkscreened colophon sheet of the hors commerce edition XVII of the iconic "Flash" Portfolio; hand signed and uniquely numbered by Andy Warhol, plus silkscreened print with teletype text. These two prints from Warhol's iconic "Flash Portfolio" were selected for inclusion in the blockbuster Andy Warhol retrospective at the Whitney Museum in 2019. (see photos). The plaque on the Whitney exhibition (also see included photo) describes the portfolio as follows:" These screenprints reflect Warhol's ongoing interest in the Kennedy assassination, an obsession that intensified following the release of the Warren Commission report and the publication of stills from a short home movie of the event, published by bystander Abraham Zapruder. Flash - November 22, 1963 is an unbound Artists Book with text based upon the original Associated Press newswire bulletins. For his illustrations, Warhol appropriated the recurring image of Kennedy from a 1960 campaign poster, and sourced the remaining photographs, including pictures of Lee Harvey Oswald and an ad for the type of rifle used, from Life's [Magazine] sustained coverage of the assassination and its aftermath.." The present sheet begins with the following teletyped text: "THE TWO WOUNDED MEN WERE RUSHED TO EMERGENCY ROOMS, AND THE HOSPITAL'S PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM RANG WITH CALLS FOR ALL STAFF DOCTORS. FLASH DALLAS - TWO PRIESTS SUMMONED TO KENNEDY X IN EMERGENCY ROOM BULLETIN 3RD ADD 2ND LEAD KENNEDY XX DOCTORS TWO PRIESTS ENTERED THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THE PRESIDENT WAS BEING TREATED AT 12:49 P.M. (CST). THERE WAS STILL NO OFFICIAL WORD ON THE PRESIDENT'S CONDITION. ASSISTANT WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY MALCOLM XXX KILDUFF SAID "I JUST CAN'T SAY. I JUST CAN'T SAY." FLASH -- PRIESTS SAY KENNEDY DEAD. .""" (the text on the page continues; this is just a partial excerpt.) Racolin Press, Briarcliff Manor, New York Two rare Andy Warhol silkscreens on white wove paper comprising the signed colophon and text pages of his iconic 1968 "Flash" Portfolio, as well as Warhol's wraparound silkscreen of the distinctive teletype text. The colophon page silkscreen is hand signed by Andy Warhol and uniquely numbered XVII in pencil from the hors commerce edition, which, it expressly states, was not for sale. The second silkscreen sheet features teletype print describing events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy - the defining event of a generation as contemporaneously re-imagined by the most important Pop artist of the era. Warhol created the "Flash - November 22, 1963" portfolio of prints in 1968 to depict the continuing media spectacle surrounding JFK's assassination. He named the portfolio after the news flash Teletype texts that reported the assassination and its aftermath - the first major news event played out live on TV. The Flash portfolio includes a series of eleven silkscreens depicting President Kennedy smiling broadly, a presidential seal with bullet holes through it, and other symbolic representations of that tragedy. The portfolio's cover includes an image of the New York World-Telegram front page with the headline "President Shot Dead." Warhol used screen printed...

Peter Blake 110 Years of Vauxhall, 2013 Silkscreen on Linen Hand signed and numbered 80/110 by the artist on the front 9 × 17 inches Unframed Sir Peter Blake is one of the most successful British Pop artists from the fabulous 1960s, and his work can be found in major museums and collections worldwide. He is best known for creating the sleeve design of the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was with the Young Contemporaries exhibition of 1961, where he exhibited alongside David Hockney and R.B. Kitaj, that Blake rose to prominence. Blake created this limited edition print, a tribute to the Art Car, exclusively for the Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair 2013. The work sold out completely in less than 15 minutes. It is in excellent condition. Pencil signed and numbered from the limited edition of only 110. The excitement of the event was described in a British news report as follows: "Now in its 100th year, the fair it featured work by over 70 renowned artists including Sir Peter Blake, Gavin Turk, Emin International, Polly Morgan, Mat Collishaw...

Robert Indiana New York City Center of Music and Drama (Hand signed limited edition), 1968 Color Silkscreen 35 × 25 inches Edition 23/144 Hand signed and dated lower right recto; num...

Robert Indiana Pax, Paix, Shalom (The Peace Print), 2004 Silkscreen in 4 colors on rives BFK paper Hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 35/50 in pencil by Robert Indiana on the f...

Peter Blake V is for Valentine (from the Alphabet Series), 1991 Silkscreen in colors on wove paper 40 2/5 × 30 3/5 inches Hand signed, titled and numbered 49/95 on the front Published by Waddington Graphics and Corianda Studios from the Alphabet Series Unframed An exquisite print with romantic imagery in a sweet, romantic pastel pink. 'V for Valentine' is from Blake's 1991 series of alphabet letters. This tender and sentimental piece comprises a collection of antique valentine...

VARIOUS ARTISTS AUFBRUCH AUS MOSKAU MOCKBA - PORTFOLIO OF TWENTY (20) ORIGINAL LIMITED EDITION SIGNED GRAPHICS, 1990 20 Limited edition, hand signed and numbered Screenprints, unfram...

Original silkscreen printed in colors, 1983. Edition of 150 signed and numbered impressions on Arches 88 paper. Art and Sport portfolio: The Yugoslav Olympic Committee of the Winter ...

Artist: KAWS (1974) Title: What Party (Orange) Year: 2020 Medium: Silkscreen on Saunders Waterford paper Size: 22 x 22 inches Edition: 100, plus 20 proofs Condition: Excellent Inscri...

Limited edition 'Pinocchio' screen print by Pop Art icon, Jim Dine (b. 1935) Published by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 41 x 29.5 inches in black frame Seven color screen ...

Shepard Fairey Screen-prints: collection of 60 works: 2009-2022: A rare assemblage of 60 hand-signed Shepard Fairey screen-prints; collected over a near 15 year period (2009-2022). Notable imagery includes: Bob Marley, Keith Haring, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kurt Cobain, as well as a series of vivid anti-war pieces defining the artist's practice (title list found further below). Each very well-preserved. Medium: Screen-prints on heavy paper. 2009-2022 (see below for a list of titles & years). Dimensions ranging from: 19.5 x 16 inches to 24x36 inches. Each work is hand-signed; works are either numbered from their respective main editions or notated 'AP' (see last listing image); a few or several works are signed, but not numbered. Excellent overall condition with the exception of perhaps some minor signs of handling on a few examples. Provenance: Private collection New York via Shepard Fairey. Listing images beginning with image 2 represent the actual works. These works will be shipped flat using protective materials. Please feel free to contact us with any additional questions. Titles & Years: OCEAN TODAY...

Hand-signed rf Lichtenstein in pencil and numbered 245/300. Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, for the Pasadena Art Museum, California. The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein A Catalogue Rai...

In this untitled serigraph, Vincent DiMattio combines the aesthetics of the space age with Pop Art sensibilities and techniques. In the postwar era of the 1950s and 1960s, the United States was in the midst of a period of economic growth for the middle class, and so the trappings and imagery of middle class life became the subjects of a number of artists. While figures like Andy Warhol focused on images of celebrities and soup cans, here DiMattio looks to robots and rockets. At the far left, a figure appears with a round green head and a small clamping arm. To the right, a form like a tank with phallic protrusions, one with a head like the form of a space ship. These signs all alight with the space age toys...