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Robert Indiana Art

American, 1928-2018

Robert Indiana's work evolved into hard-edged graphic images of words, logos and typographic forms, earning him a reputation as one of the country's leading contemporary artists.

Indiana is known for using public signs and symbols with altered lettering to make stark and challenging visual statements. In his prints, paintings and constructions, he gave new meaning to basic words like Eat, Die and Love. Using them in bold block letters in vivid colors, he enticed his viewers to look at the commonplace from a new perspective. One indication of his success was the appearance of his immensely popular multi-colored Love on a United States postage stamp in 1973.

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Artist: Robert Indiana
"Love Pen Drawing" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Letters, Preparatory Drawing
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Love Pen Drawing Signed lower left Artist's marker and ink on paper 6 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private collection, Maine....
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2010s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker

Robert Indiana "Blue/Gold Alphabet , 2011" Screenprint, AP 1/5 - Artist estate
By Robert Indiana
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Robert Indiana Blue Alphabet , 2011 Screenprint in colors on wove paper 40,0 x 32,5 in (101.6 x 82.6 cm) Edition: AP 1/5 Signed, dated, annotated and numbered in pencil by Robert Ind...
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Early 2000s Robert Indiana Art

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Archival Paper, Screen

ERR (Sheehan 29), Photoengraving and Etching, Signed, 1 of only 13 Trial Proofs
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana ERR (Sheehan 29), 1963 Photoengraving and Etching on off-white Rives BFK paper Hand signed, dated and annotated on lower front with artist's blind stamp from Coenties ...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Engraving, Etching

Four Seasons of HOPE (Silver), Suite of Four Silkscreens by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
From the artist that gave us LOVE, he now gives us HOPE. This is the complete suite of four HOPE silkscreens on Silver in the original folio. Each print is signed and numbered in pe...
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2010s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

1997 Robert Indiana 'God Is Lily of the Valley' Silk-Screen Pop Art
By Robert Indiana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Limited Edition Serigraph published by Marco Fine Arts Contemporary Atelier and released as part of the large portfolio and book entitled "The American Dream". The phrase "God is the...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Indiana 'Highball on the Redball Manifest' HAND SIGNED Pop Art Limited Edition
By Robert Indiana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Highball on the Redball Manifest is a limited edition serigraph by Robert Indiana, signed and numbered 100 out of 395 in pencil. This print is part of the celebrated portfolio and bo...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Robert Indiana, Peace Plunges in Despair silkscreen (Rare hand signed/N AP)
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
"It becomes particularly desperate when the peace symbol is inverted and is really plunging in despair. I grew a little weary of my own despair and my own g...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

New York City Center mid 1960s geometric design Pop Art hand signed and numbered
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
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...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Robert Indiana(1928–2018) - Five, from numbers - Screenprint in colors - 1968
By Robert Indiana
Located in Varese, IT
Screenprint in colors on Schoellers Parole paper, edited in 1968 Limited edition 125 copies , Edited by Domberger, Germany signed and dated in pencil by artist in lower right corner...
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1960s Abstract Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Monograph: Robert Indiana Early Sculpture 1960-1962 (Hand signed and inscribed)
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Deluxe Limited Edition with Slipcase: Robert Indiana Early Sculpture 1960-1962 (Hand signed and inscribed with heart drawing by Robert Indiana ), 1991 Hardback monogra...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board

Stable Gallery 16 October 1962 hand signed & inscribed by Robert Indiana - RARE
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Stable Gallery 16 October 1962 (Hand Signed & Inscribed) Silkscreen on art paper Signed and Dedicated in pencil on the recto. The dedication and signature reads "For...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Pencil, Screen

The Hartley Elegies: The Berlin Series- KvF VI, Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: The Hartley Elegies: The Berlin Series- KvF VI Year: 1991 Medium: Serigraph on Saunders Watercolor paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 P...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

"19 Love" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Modern Art, Black and White, Marker Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana 19 Love , circa 1973 Artist's marker on paper 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private collection, Maine. Private Collection, New ...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Paper, Permanent Marker

1997 Robert Indiana 'The New Glory Penny' SERIGRAPH
By Robert Indiana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Limited Edition Serigraph published by Marco Fine Arts Contemporary Atelier and released as part of the large portfolio and book entitled "The American Dream". "The American Dream" p...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Eternal Hexagon (Sheehan 33), X + X, Ten Works by Ten Painters, Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Southampton, NY
Silkscreen on Mohawk Superfine Bristol paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, X + X, Ten Works by Ten Painters, 1964. Publishe...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Lillian Russell, Signed Pop Art Lithograph by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - ) Title: Lillian Russell from Mother of Us All Series Year: 1977 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numb...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

1997 Robert Indiana 'Mississippi' Serigraph
By Robert Indiana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Limited Edition Serigraph published by Marco Fine Arts Contemporary Atelier and released as part of the large portfolio and book entitled "The American Dream". The Mississippi River ...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

To the Bridge, Pop Art Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Indiana, American (1928 -2018) - To the Bridge from the American Dream Portfolio, Year: 1964 (1997), Medium: Screenprint on Wove Paper (unsigned), Edition: 395, Image Size:...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Indiana Elliot
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Indiana Eliott" Year: 1977 Medium: Original color lithograph Edition: Numbered 32/150 in pencil Paper: Arches Image size: 18 x 14 inches paper size: 23.65 x 19.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Publisher: Leon Amiel, New York Printer: Fernand Mourlot, Paris Condition: It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. Description: From the suite "The Mother of All Us" About the artist: Robert Indiana was born in New Castle, Indiana, in 1928. His family name was Clark but he adopted the name of his native state early in his career. His father worked for a Phillips 66 gas station and his mother ran a diner. He began his studies in art in 1945 at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and then at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute in Utica, New York. He then moved to Chicago and continued his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He also studied at the Skowhgan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, the Edinburgh College of Art and London University, eventually moving to New York City in 1956. A major Pop Artist, his work is characterized by the use of words and relatively flat paint with no brush strokes. This cold and somewhat mechanical approach to painting in which the words are often stenciled into the design probably was influenced by street signs, pinball machines, the commercial stenciling process used in printing and advertisements. In fact, Indiana calls himself "a painter of signs". He uses the common everyday symbols and words of America and paints them as brilliantly colored pop art paintings. His work comments in an ironic fashion on American life and culture, often making pointed political statements about American society. The words in his painting are usually simple and short words, sometimes with clear meaning and other times arranged in an ambiguous fashion to project multiple meanings, and occasionally involve puns. It is interesting to try to put his "words" together to get a sense of the meaning. For instance, in The Triumph of Tira, painted in, 1960-61, the artist presents four circles with four squares inside them and four stars inside the squares. There is one word in each star. The upper left says "Law"; the upper right says "Cat"; the lower left says "Men"; and the lower right says "Sex." Of course it is hard to understand the relationship between the words, and as you begin to speculate on what it might mean, a number of possible interpretations evolve. Other works have more obvious meanings, sometimes political. One painting shows an outline of the State of Alabama with Selma marked in the right location. The words "Just as in the anatomy of man, every nation must have its hind part", are stenciled around the map. This is a reference to the march on Selma, which was an important event in the Civil Rights Movement during the 60's. Indiana's most famous painting is of the word "Love". It is painted with the LO on the top and VE on the bottom. This painting was used as a design for an American postage stamp...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

Susan B.
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "ISusan B." Year: 1977 Medium: Original color lithograph Edition: Numbered 32/150 in pencil Paper: Arches Image size: 18 x 14 inches paper size: 23.65 x 19.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Publisher: Leon Amiel, New York Printer: Fernand Mourlot, Paris Condition: It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. Description: From the suite "The Mother of All Us" About the artist: Robert Indiana was born in New Castle, Indiana, in 1928. His family name was Clark but he adopted the name of his native state early in his career. His father worked for a Phillips 66 gas station and his mother ran a diner. He began his studies in art in 1945 at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and then at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute in Utica, New York. He then moved to Chicago and continued his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He also studied at the Skowhgan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, the Edinburgh College of Art and London University, eventually moving to New York City in 1956. A major Pop Artist, his work is characterized by the use of words and relatively flat paint with no brush strokes. This cold and somewhat mechanical approach to painting in which the words are often stenciled into the design probably was influenced by street signs, pinball machines, the commercial stenciling process used in printing and advertisements. In fact, Indiana calls himself "a painter of signs". He uses the common everyday symbols and words of America and paints them as brilliantly colored pop art paintings. His work comments in an ironic fashion on American life and culture, often making pointed political statements about American society. The words in his painting are usually simple and short words, sometimes with clear meaning and other times arranged in an ambiguous fashion to project multiple meanings, and occasionally involve puns. It is interesting to try to put his "words" together to get a sense of the meaning. For instance, in The Triumph of Tira, painted in, 1960-61, the artist presents four circles with four squares inside them and four stars inside the squares. There is one word in each star. The upper left says "Law"; the upper right says "Cat"; the lower left says "Men"; and the lower right says "Sex." Of course it is hard to understand the relationship between the words, and as you begin to speculate on what it might mean, a number of possible interpretations evolve. Other works have more obvious meanings, sometimes political. One painting shows an outline of the State of Alabama with Selma marked in the right location. The words "Just as in the anatomy of man, every nation must have its hind part", are stenciled around the map. This is a reference to the march on Selma, which was an important event in the Civil Rights Movement during the 60's. Indiana's most famous painting is of the word "Love". It is painted with the LO on the top and VE on the bottom. This painting was used as a design for an American postage stamp...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

Anthony Comstock
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Anthony Comstock" Year: 1977 Medium: Original color lithograph Edition: Numbered 32/150 in pencil Paper: Arches Image size: 18 x 14 inches paper size: 23.65 x 19.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Publisher: Leon Amiel, New York Printer: Fernand Mourlot, Paris Condition: It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. Description: From the suite "The Mother of All Us" About the artist: Robert Indiana was born in New Castle, Indiana, in 1928. His family name was Clark but he adopted the name of his native state early in his career. His father worked for a Phillips 66 gas station and his mother ran a diner. He began his studies in art in 1945 at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and then at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute in Utica, New York. He then moved to Chicago and continued his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He also studied at the Skowhgan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, the Edinburgh College of Art and London University, eventually moving to New York City in 1956. A major Pop Artist, his work is characterized by the use of words and relatively flat paint with no brush strokes. This cold and somewhat mechanical approach to painting in which the words are often stenciled into the design probably was influenced by street signs, pinball machines, the commercial stenciling process used in printing and advertisements. In fact, Indiana calls himself "a painter of signs". He uses the common everyday symbols and words of America and paints them as brilliantly colored pop art paintings. His work comments in an ironic fashion on American life and culture, often making pointed political statements about American society. The words in his painting are usually simple and short words, sometimes with clear meaning and other times arranged in an ambiguous fashion to project multiple meanings, and occasionally involve puns. It is interesting to try to put his "words" together to get a sense of the meaning. For instance, in The Triumph of Tira, painted in, 1960-61, the artist presents four circles with four squares inside them and four stars inside the squares. There is one word in each star. The upper left says "Law"; the upper right says "Cat"; the lower left says "Men"; and the lower right says "Sex." Of course it is hard to understand the relationship between the words, and as you begin to speculate on what it might mean, a number of possible interpretations evolve. Other works have more obvious meanings, sometimes political. One painting shows an outline of the State of Alabama with Selma marked in the right location. The words "Just as in the anatomy of man, every nation must have its hind part", are stenciled around the map. This is a reference to the march on Selma, which was an important event in the Civil Rights Movement during the 60's. Indiana's most famous painting is of the word "Love". It is painted with the LO on the top and VE on the bottom. This painting was used as a design for an American postage stamp...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

The Hartley Elegies: The Berlin Series, Pop Art Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: The Hartley Elegies: The Berlin Series - KvF III Year: 1990 Medium: Screenprint on Saunders Watercolor paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 5...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

The Tel Aviv Peace (rare hand signed screen print)
By Robert Indiana
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on wove paper. Hand signed and dated lower right by Robert Indiana. Inscribed 'Shalom' and hand numbered 48/50 lower left. Sheet size 33 x 32.25 inches. Im...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Paper, Screen

"Indianapolis Museum of Art Inaugural Exhibitions", Color Silkscreen, Signed
By Robert Indiana
Located in Detroit, MI
"Indianapolis Museum of Art Inaugural Exhibitions", 25 October 1970, is an eye popping large bold colorful geometric abstract silk screen. It is signed on the lower right. Robert Indiana, one of the preeminent figures in American art since the 1960s, played a central role in the development of assemblage art, hard-edge painting, Pop art, Neo-Dada, American Modernism and Modern Art. A self-proclaimed “American painter of signs,” Indiana created a highly original body of work that explores American identity, personal history, and the power of abstraction and language, establishing an important legacy that resonates in the work of many contemporary artists such as Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Roy Lectenstein, David Hockney, Romero Britto, Richard Hamilton and Robert Rauschenberg who make the written word a central element of their oeuvre. Robert Indiana was born Robert Clark in New Castle, Indiana on September 13, 1928. Adopted as an infant, he spent his childhood moving frequently throughout his namesake state. At 14 he moved to Indianapolis in order to attend Arsenal Technical High School, known for its strong arts curriculum. After graduating he spent three years in the U.S. Air Force and then studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Skowhegan School of Sculpture and Painting in Maine, and the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. In 1956, two years after moving to New York, Indiana met Ellsworth Kelly, and upon his recommendation took up residence in Coenties Slip, where a community of artists that would come to include Kelly, Agnes Martin, James Rosenquist, and Jack Youngerman had studios. Indiana, like some of his fellow artists, scavenged the area’s abandoned warehouses for materials, creating sculptural assemblages from old wooden beams, rusted metal wheels, and other remnants of the shipping trade that had thrived in Coenties Slip. The discovery of 19th century brass stencils led to the incorporation of brightly colored numbers and short emotionally charged words onto these sculptures as well as canvases, and became the basis of his new painterly vocabulary. Although acknowledged as a leader of Pop, Indiana distinguished himself from his Pop peers by addressing important social and political issues and incorporating profound historical and literary references into his works. In 1964 Indiana accepted Philip Johnson’s invitation to design a new work for the New York State Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair, creating a 20-foot EAT sign...
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1970s American Modern Robert Indiana Art

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Paper, Ink, Screen

"Love Stacked" Robert Indiana, Drawing, Pop Art, Preparatory Drawing
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Love Stacked , 2014 Signed lower left, dated lower right Artist's marker on ruled paper 10 x 8 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private colle...
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2010s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Paper, Permanent Marker

"Preparatory drawing for American Art since 1960" Robert Indiana, Pop Art Sketch
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Preparatory drawing for "American Art since 1960", 1970 Signed lower left, dated lower right Colored pencil on paper 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Paper, Color Pencil

"Envelope Scribbles" Robert Indiana, Pop Art, Correspondence, Artist Letter
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Envelope Scribbles , 1975 Dated upper right Ink on paper 4 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private collection, Maine. Private Co...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Paper, Ink

"Love Scribbles" Robert Indiana, Pop Art Sketch, Preparatory Drawing
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Love Scribbles, 2014 Signed and dated lower center Artist's marker on paper 11 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance Gifted by the artist, Vinalhaven, Maine Private collection, M...
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2010s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Anne, inspired by Gertrude Stein's opera about Susan B. Anthony Signed/N print
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Anne inspired by Susan B. Anthony, 1977 Color Lithograph on Arches Paper Hand Signed, dated and numbered 93 from the limited edition of 150 (93/150) front in graphite pencil 17 4/5 × 14 inches Unframed Robert Indiana, celebrated for his iconic “LOVE” design, entered the realm of the theater in 1966 when he served as a set and costume designer for The Mother of Us All, an adaptation of Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson’s 1947 opera about activist Susan B. Anthony during the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Billed as “An American Pop Opera,” the play was first performed at the Guthrie Theatre...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

Anne
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Anne" Year: 1977 Medium: Original color lithograph Edition: Numbered 32/150 in pencil Paper: Arches Image size: 18 x 14 inches paper size: 23.65 x 19.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Publisher: Leon Amiel, New York Printer: Fernand Mourlot, Paris Condition: It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. Description: From the suite "The Mother of All Us" About the artist: Robert Indiana was born in New Castle, Indiana, in 1928. His family name was Clark but he adopted the name of his native state early in his career. His father worked for a Phillips 66 gas station and his mother ran a diner. He began his studies in art in 1945 at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and then at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute in Utica, New York. He then moved to Chicago and continued his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He also studied at the Skowhgan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, the Edinburgh College of Art and London University, eventually moving to New York City in 1956. A major Pop Artist, his work is characterized by the use of words and relatively flat paint with no brush strokes. This cold and somewhat mechanical approach to painting in which the words are often stenciled into the design probably was influenced by street signs, pinball machines, the commercial stenciling process used in printing and advertisements. In fact, Indiana calls himself "a painter of signs". He uses the common everyday symbols and words of America and paints them as brilliantly colored pop art paintings. His work comments in an ironic fashion on American life and culture, often making pointed political statements about American society. The words in his painting are usually simple and short words, sometimes with clear meaning and other times arranged in an ambiguous fashion to project multiple meanings, and occasionally involve puns. It is interesting to try to put his "words" together to get a sense of the meaning. For instance, in The Triumph of Tira, painted in, 1960-61, the artist presents four circles with four squares inside them and four stars inside the squares. There is one word in each star. The upper left says "Law"; the upper right says "Cat"; the lower left says "Men"; and the lower right says "Sex." Of course it is hard to understand the relationship between the words, and as you begin to speculate on what it might mean, a number of possible interpretations evolve. Other works have more obvious meanings, sometimes political. One painting shows an outline of the State of Alabama with Selma marked in the right location. The words "Just as in the anatomy of man, every nation must have its hind part", are stenciled around the map. This is a reference to the march on Selma, which was an important event in the Civil Rights Movement during the 60's. Indiana's most famous painting is of the word "Love". It is painted with the LO on the top and VE on the bottom. This painting was used as a design for an American postage stamp in 1973, which became very popular. Since then there have been a number of other American stamps with the word love on them, but Indiana's was the first. In addition to the stamp, the image was reproduced countless times during the 70s, as poster, candles, t-shirts and many other items. Indiana continues to work as an artist and recently (2000) released a print with the image 2000 on it arranged in a pattern similar to that of the LOVE design. The work of Robert Indians...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

Constance Fletcher
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Constance Fletcher" Year: 1977 Medium: Original color lithograph Edition: Numbered 32/150 in pencil Paper: Arches Image size: 18 x 14 inches paper size: 23.65 x 19.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Publisher: Leon Amiel, New York Printer: Fernand Mourlot, Paris Condition: It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. Description: From the suite "The Mother of All Us" About the artist: Robert Indiana was born in New Castle, Indiana, in 1928. His family name was Clark but he adopted the name of his native state early in his career. His father worked for a Phillips 66 gas station and his mother ran a diner. He began his studies in art in 1945 at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and then at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute in Utica, New York. He then moved to Chicago and continued his studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He also studied at the Skowhgan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, the Edinburgh College of Art and London University, eventually moving to New York City in 1956. A major Pop Artist, his work is characterized by the use of words and relatively flat paint with no brush strokes. This cold and somewhat mechanical approach to painting in which the words are often stenciled into the design probably was influenced by street signs, pinball machines, the commercial stenciling process used in printing and advertisements. In fact, Indiana calls himself "a painter of signs". He uses the common everyday symbols and words of America and paints them as brilliantly colored pop art paintings. His work comments in an ironic fashion on American life and culture, often making pointed political statements about American society. The words in his painting are usually simple and short words, sometimes with clear meaning and other times arranged in an ambiguous fashion to project multiple meanings, and occasionally involve puns. It is interesting to try to put his "words" together to get a sense of the meaning. For instance, in The Triumph of Tira, painted in, 1960-61, the artist presents four circles with four squares inside them and four stars inside the squares. There is one word in each star. The upper left says "Law"; the upper right says "Cat"; the lower left says "Men"; and the lower right says "Sex." Of course it is hard to understand the relationship between the words, and as you begin to speculate on what it might mean, a number of possible interpretations evolve. Other works have more obvious meanings, sometimes political. One painting shows an outline of the State of Alabama with Selma marked in the right location. The words "Just as in the anatomy of man, every nation must have its hind part", are stenciled around the map. This is a reference to the march on Selma, which was an important event in the Civil Rights Movement during the 60's. Indiana's most famous painting is of the word "Love". It is painted with the LO on the top and VE on the bottom. This painting was used as a design for an American postage stamp...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

Lillian Russell
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Lillian Russell" Year: 1977 Medium: Original color lithograph Edition: Numbered 32/150 in pencil Paper: Arches Image size: ...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

The Book of Love Poem - LOVE: Enflame, Signed Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Book of Love Poem - LOVE: Enflame. Robert Indiana American (1928–2018) Date: 1996 Screenprint with Letterpress, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, PP 10 Size: 24 in....
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

The Book of Love Poem - When the Word is Love, Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Book of Love Poem - When the Word is Love Robert Indiana American (1928–2018) Date: 1996 Screenprint with Letterpress, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, PP 10 Size:...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

The Book of Love Poem - To Draw a Straight Line, Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Book of Love Poem - To Draw a Straight Line Robert Indiana American (1928–2018) Date: 1996 Screenprint with Letterpress, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, 10 PP Siz...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

The Book of Love Poem - Thirst, Signed Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Book of Love Poem - Thirst Robert Indiana American (1928–2018) Date: 1996 Screenprint with Letterpress, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, PP 10 Size: 24 in. x 20 in...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Santa Fe Opera (Deluxe VIP Edition; Hand Signed & Numbered AP Edition of 50)
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT INDIANA Santa Fe Opera (Hand signed, numbered), 1976 Silkscreen on wove paper 37 1/2 × 27 inches Edition AP 7/50 Hand Signed and dated lower rig...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen, Pencil, Graphite

Hope, Pop Art Glass Multiple by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Date: 2017 Hand-Casted Red Marbled Glass Edition of 81/100 Size: 12 x 9 in. (30.48 x 22.86 cm) Printer: Foundry: Hot Spot Glass Publisher: American Image Art, NY
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2010s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Glass

The Book of Love Poem - My Love, My Love is Gone to You, by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Book of Love Poem - My Love, My Love is Gone to You Robert Indiana American (1928–2018) Date: 1996 Screenprint with Letterpress, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, P...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

The Book of Love Poem - Tiger Music, Signed Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Book of Love Poem - Tiger Music Robert Indiana American (1928–2018) Date: 1996 Screenprint with Letterpress, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, 10 PP Size: 24 in. x ...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

The Book of Love Poem - Wherefore the Punctuation of the Heart II Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Book of Love Poem - Wherefore the Punctuation of the Heart - II Robert Indiana American (1928–2018) Date: 1996 Screenprint with Letterpress, Signed and numbered in pencil Editi...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Gloster Heming, Vote For Women
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: Gloster Heming, Vote For Women Year: 1977 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 67/150 in penci...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

Skid-Row Self Portrait
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Skid Row-Self Portrait Color lithograph, 1973 Unsigned (as usual) From: XXe Siecle, Volume XXVV, December 1973 Published by G. di San Lazzaro for A. Maeght, Paris Printed by Mourlot,...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

May, OP Art Print by Winfred Gaul 1969
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Winfred Gaul, German (1928–2003) Title: May Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 6/100 Size: 14 x 12 in. (35.56 x 30.48 cm) Frame: 20 x 18 in...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1970, Pop Art Screenprint Poster by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - 2018) Title: Indianapolis Museum of Art Year: 1970 Medium: Silkscreen Poster Size: 35 x 25 in. (88.9 x 63.5 cm)
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

HOPE (Spring), Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: HOPE (Spring) Year: 2012 Medium: Silkscreen on Coventry Rag paper Edition: 18/125, plus proofs Size: 35.25 x 25.5 inches Condition: Excellen...
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2010s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Gloster Heming (Sheehan 96), Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: Gloster Heming (Sheehan 96) Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches rag paper Edition: 51/150, plus proofs Size: 24 x 20 inches Condition: G...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

HOPE (Fall), Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: HOPE (Fall) Year: 2012 Medium: Silkscreen on Coventry Rag paper Edition: 18/125, plus proofs Size: 35.25 x 25.5 inches Condition: Excellent ...
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2010s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

HOPE (Winter), Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: HOPE (Winter) Year: 2012 Medium: Silkscreen on Coventry Rag paper Edition: 18/125, plus proofs Size: 35.25 x 25.5 inches Condition: Excellen...
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2010s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Polygon: Square (Four) /// Pop Art Robert Indiana Screenprint New York Numbers
By Robert Indiana
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, 1928-2018) Title: "Polygon: Square (Four)" Portfolio: The American Dream *Issued unsigned Year: 1997 Medium: Original Screenprint on Coventry paper...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Love (Red, White, Blue)
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Signed, dated, and numbered Screenprints in colours on A.N.W. Crestwood Museum Edition paper 26 x 20 inches Edition 59 of 200
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1990s Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Indiana in Lewiston, Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: Indiana in Lewiston Year: 1991 Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Edition: 150, plus proofs Size: 46.5 x 26.75 inches Condition: Excellent Ins...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Jenny Reefer (Sheehan 99), Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: Jenny Reefer (Sheehan 99) Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches rag paper Edition: 49/150, plus proofs Size: 24 x 20 inches Condition: Goo...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

The Figure 5, from the American Dream Portfolio by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - 2018) Title: The Figure 5 from the American Dream Portfolio Year: 1963 (1997) Medium: Screenprint on wove paper Edition: 395 Image Size: 16.7...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Santa Fe Opera, Pop Art Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Santa Fe Opera Robert Indiana, American (1928–2018) Date: 1976 Screenprint, signed, dated and numbered in pencil Edition of 157/250 Size: 31 x 22 in. (78.74 x 55.88 cm) Frame Size: 4...
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1970s Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Constance Fletcher (Sheehan 99), Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: Constance Fletcher (Sheehan 99) Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches rag paper Edition: 51/150, plus proofs Size: 24 x 20 inches Conditio...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

God is Lily of the Valley, from the American Dream Portfolio by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - 2018) Title: God is a Lily of the Valley from the American Dream Portfolio Year: 1961-62 (1997) Medium: Serigraph Edition: 395 Image Size: 16...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Anne (Sheehan 96), Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: Anne (Sheehan 96) Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches rag paper Edition: 77/150, plus proofs Size: 24 x 20 inches Condition: Good Inscri...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Oranges from the American Dream Portfolio, Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - 2018) Title: Oranges from the American Dream Portfolio Year: 1969 (1997) Medium: Serigraph Edition Size: 395 Image Size: 16.75 x 14 inches Si...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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August, Pop Art Print by Fritz Genkinger 1969
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Fritz Genkinger, German (1934–2017) Title: August (Number 8) Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 6/100 Size: 14 x 12 in. (35.56 x 30.48 cm) ...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Robert Indiana art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Robert Indiana art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, orange, red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Robert Indiana in screen print, lithograph, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Pop Art style. Not every interior allows for large Robert Indiana art, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of George Rodrigue, Keith Haring, and James Rosenquist. Robert Indiana art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $399,950, while the average work can sell for $2,390.
Questions About Robert Indiana Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024
    Robert Indiana created the LOVE sculpture to further his “LOVE” series, which he introduced in 1966. It all began with a print of the word “LOVE” with a tiled "O" that appeared on the Museum of Modern Art holiday card. The brightly stacked letters of the Pop art piece were soon everywhere. This success prompted him to craft the first LOVE sculpture in 1970. Reportedly, Indiana's religious upbringing inspired the original LOVE typography. He described the memory of seeing the phrase "God Is Love" printed on a white wall in a church, and that image stuck with him. Find a diverse assortment of Robert Indiana art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Robert Indiana produced Pop art. He became well known for incorporating public signs and symbols into his prints, paintings and collages. In 1973, one of his “Love” compositions appeared on a U.S. postage stamp. You'll find a wide range of Robert Indiana art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024
    Robert Indiana was born on September 13, 1928, in New Castle, Indiana. By the 1960s, he was an active artist, contributing to the development of Pop art, assemblage art and hard-edge painting movements. He is perhaps best known for his Love image, which he created in 1966 and has been reproduced many times in many formats, from U.S. postage stamps to statues. Shop a selection of Robert Indiana artwork on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Versions of Robert Indiana's Love sculpture are in more than 50 cities worldwide. One of the most well-known examples is in John F. Kennedy Plaza in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Locals refer to the area as LOVE Park in honor of the artwork. You'll find a variety of Robert Indiana art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2024
    Here are a few facts about Robert Indiana's artwork. His body of work helped to define various techniques and movements, including assemblage art, Pop art and hard-edge painting.

    In 1964, he created his now iconic LOVE image, including it on cards he sent to loved ones. He later turned the image into sculptures, and today, there are more than 50 of his LOVE pieces located in public spaces around the world.

    Indiana was also an accomplished printmaker and is known for a series he produced in collaboration with poet Robert Creeley. As a graphic designer, he created posters for art exhibitions and theatrical performances, such as the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center and the opening exhibition of the Hirshhorn Museum of Art. In addition, he designed costumes and sets for Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein's opera, The Mother of Us All.

    Shop a selection of Robert Indiana art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Robert Indiana created 50 editions of the iconic LOVE sculpture, some featuring a different word or the letters of a different language, but in the same distinguishable style. They have been on display all over the world. Find an array of authentic Robert Indiana pieces on 1stDibs.

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