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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
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

Picasso from The American Dream Portfolio, Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - ) Title: Picasso from The American Dream Portfolio Year: 1997 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 395 Image Size: 16.5 ...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

"The Calumet", Serigraph 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 Calumet from the American Dream Portfolio Year: 1961 (1997) Medium: Serigraph Edition Size: 395 Image Size: 15 x 13.75 inche...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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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

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

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

Angel More - Mother of Us All portfolio by Robert Indiana, 1977
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana Medium: Original Lithograph, 1977 Dimensions: 24 x 20 in, 60.9 x 50.8 cm Arches Paper - Very Good Condition Starting in 1965, Indiana collaborated with c...
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1970s Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

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

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

Gertrude S. - Mother of Us All portfolio by Robert Indiana, 1977 (Orig. print)
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana Medium: Original Lithograph, 1977 Dimensions: 24 x 20 in, 60.9 x 50.8 cm Arches Paper - Very Good Condition Starting in 1965, Indiana collaborated with c...
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1970s Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

Gertrude Stein (Sheehan 97), Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: Gertrude Stein (Sheehan 97) Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches rag paper Edition: 57/150, plus proofs Size: 24 x 20 inches Condition: G...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Seven
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Seven Screen print, 1968 Unsigned (as issued) Edition: 2500 From: Number (10 plates), with poems by Robert Creeley Printer: Domberger KG, Stuttgart Publisher: Edition Domberger Stutt...
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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

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

High Ball Redball Manifest, Framed Pop Art Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - ) Title: The American Dream: High Ball Redball Manifest Year: 1997 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 395 Image Size: ...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Tilt from The American Dream Portfolio, Pop Art Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - ) Title: Tilt from The American Dream Portfolio Year: 1997 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 395 Image Size: 16.5 x 14 inches...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Anthony Comstock (Sheehan 102), Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: Anthony Comstock (Sheehan 102) Year: 1977 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches rag paper Edition: 9/150, plus proofs Size: 24 x 20 inches Condition:...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Jo the Loiterer - Mother of Us All print by Robert Indiana, 1977
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana Medium: Original Lithograph, 1977 Dimensions: 24 x 20 in, 60.9 x 50.8 cm Arches Paper - Very Good Condition Starting in 1965, Indiana collaborated with c...
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1970s Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

The Beware Danger, Pop Art Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - 2018) Title: The Beware Danger from the American Dream Portfolio Year: 1963 (1997) Medium: Screenprint Edition: 395 Image Size: 14 x 14 inche...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Constance Fletcher - Mother of Us All portfolio by Robert Indiana, 1977
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana Medium: Original Lithograph, 1977 Dimensions: 24" x 20" , 60.9 cm x 50.8 cm Arches Paper - Very Good Condition Starting in 1965, Indiana collaborated with...
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1970s Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

"When the Word is LOVE (Book of LOVE)" silkscreen print by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"When the Word is LOVE (Book of LOVE)" silkscreen print from a portfolio of 12 original poems and 12 original prints by artist Robert Indiana. Edition 58/200. The prints in the portf...
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1990s Contemporary Robert Indiana Art

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Paper, Screen

The Hartley Elegies, Suite of 10 Oversized Silkscreens
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: The Hartley Elegies: The Berlin Series - KvF I - X Year: 1990 Medium: 10 Screenprints on Saunders Watercolor paper, each signed and numbered in pencil ...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Henrietta M. (Henrietta Muir Edwards), Pop Art Lithograph by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - ) Title: Henrietta M. (Henrietta Muir Edwards) from Mother of Us All Series Year: 1977 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in p...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

Indiana in Lewiston
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Indiana in Lewiston Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Date: 1991 Edition: 150 Sheet Size: 46 1/2" x 26 3/4" Signed: Hand signed in pencil
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1990s Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Parrot from the American Dream Portfolio, Pop Art Screenprint by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - 2018) Title: Parrot from the American Dream Portfolio Year: 1967 (1997) Medium: Screenprint (unsigned) Edition Size: 395 Image Size: 16.5 x 1...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Four Square, Screenprint from the American Dream Portfolio by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - 2018) Title: 4 Square from the American Dream Portfolio Year: 1963 (1997) Medium: Screenprint Edition Size: 395 (unnumbered) Image Size: 14 x...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Marilyn from the American Dream Portfolio by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana, American (1928 - ) Title: Marilyn from the American Dream Portfolio Year: 1997 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 395 Image Size: 14 x ...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

The Hartley Elegies - KvF X, Pop Art Silkscreen by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: The Hartley Elegies - KvF X Year: 1991 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 50 Paper Size: 60 x 60 inches Printer: Bob Blanto...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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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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Angel More from the Mother of Us All, Pop Art Lithograph by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Angel More Year: 1977 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Paper Size: 24 x 20 inches Printer: Fernand Mourlo...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

Robert Indiana LOVE Red, Blue and White
By Robert Indiana
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Indiana LOVE Red, Blue & White, 2018 Painted Polystone 6 x 6 x 2 in Ed. 204 of 500 Includes a certificate of authenticity and the original box. Perfect Condition
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Resin

The American Gas Works
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: The American Gas Works Portfolio: The American Dream Medium: Serigraph Date: 1997 Edition: 395 Frame Size: 27" x 23" Sheet Size: 22" x 17" Image Size: 1...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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"To Draw a Straight Line (Book of LOVE)" silkscreen print by Robert Indiana
By Robert Indiana
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"To Draw a Straight Line (Book of LOVE)" silkscreen print from a portfolio of 12 original poems and 12 original prints by artist Robert Indiana. Edition 58/200. The prints in the por...
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1990s Contemporary Robert Indiana Art

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Paper, Screen

Sunburst Marilyn
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Sunburst Marilyn Medium: Screenprint in colors on wove paper Year: 2001 Edition: AP XV/XX (aside from the edition of 100) Sheet...
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Early 2000s Robert Indiana Art

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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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Robert Indiana, "Santa Fe Opera, " Hand signed, numbered, 1976
By Robert Indiana
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Robert Indiana Santa Fe Opera 1976 Silkscreen in colors Hand signed in pencil 37.5 x 27 inches
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1970s American Modern Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Black Diamond American Dream #2
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Black Diamond American Dream #2 Portfolio: The American Dream Medium: Serigraph Year: 1997 Edition: 395 Sheet Size: 22" x 17" Image Size: 9 7/8" x 9 7/8...
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1990s Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

1997 Robert Indiana 'The American Gas Works' Serigraph
By Robert Indiana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 22 x 17 inches ( 55.88 x 43.18 cm ) Image Size: 17 x 13.5 inches ( 43.18 x 34.29 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Limited Edition Serigraph published by Marco Fine Arts Contemporary Atelier and released as part of the large portfolio and book entitled "The American Dream". In his youth, Indiana lived in an abandoned warehouse for 12 years in lower Manhattan. He devised his own meter to syphon gas from the city grid for himself and his fellow denizens, many who would go on to have their own illustrious careers in the arts. This was a tribute to his 12 years of free gas. The circles, ringed by numbers, are references to gas meters...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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1997 Robert Indiana 'Mississippi' Serigraph 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 Mississippi River ...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Robert Indiana Polygon: Square
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Polygon: Square Portfolio: The American Dream Year: 1997 Edition: 76/395 Medium: Original serigraph Framed Size: 24 1/2" x 23 1/2" Image Size: 15 1/8" x...
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1990s Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

The Wall
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Medium: Serigraph Title: Two Portfolio: The American Dream Year: 1997 Edition: 76/395 Image Size: 16 7/8 x 14 inches Sheet Size: 22 x 17 inches Framed Size: 28...
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1990s Abstract 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

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

Yield Brother #2, from The American Dream
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Yield Brother #2 Portfolio: The American Dream Medium: Serigraph Date: 1997 Edition: 395 Sheet Size: 22" x 17" Image Size:...
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1990s Abstract Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

God is Lily of the Valley, from The American Dream
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: God is Lily of the Valley Portfolio: The American Dream Medium: Serigraph Year: 1997 Edition: 395 Sheet Size: 22" x 17" Image Size: 17" x 13 3/8" Signat...
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1990s Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

Love (White, Green, Blue)
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil Serigraph 24 x 19.5 inches
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1990s Robert Indiana Art

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Decade: Autoportrait 1969 /// Pop Art Abstract Art Robert Indiana Minimalism
By Robert Indiana
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, 1928-2018) Title: "Decade: Autoportrait 1969" Portfolio: The American Dream *Issued unsigned Year: 1997 Medium: Original Screenprint on Coventry pap...
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Tilt from The American Dream Portfolio
By Robert Indiana
Located in Toronto, ON
Tilt from The American Dream Portfolio By Robert Indiana 19" x 16" Limited Edition Trial Proof
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1990s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Pigment

Mississippi, from The American Dream
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Mississippi Portfolio: The American Dream Medium: Serigraph Date: 1997 Edition: 395 Sheet Size: 22" x 17" Image Size: 16 1/8" x 14" Signature: Unsigned
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1990s Abstract Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

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

Jenny Reefer
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Jenny Reefer" 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

Gertrude S.
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Gertrude S." 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

Jo the Loiterer
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Jo the Loiterer" 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

Angel More
By Robert Indiana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: Angel More Year: 1977 Medium: Original color lithograph Edition: Numbered 32/150 in pencil Paper: Arches Image size: 18 x ...
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1970s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Lithograph

The President
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Medium: Original serigraph Title: The President Portfolio: The American Dream Year: 1997 Edition: 61/395 Image Size: approx. 9 7/8...
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1990s Abstract Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

"New York City Center 25th Anniversary"
By Robert Indiana
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana "New York City Center 25th Anniversary" New York City Center, 1968 Silkscreen Poster 35 x 25 inches Unsigned This poster is printed on...
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1960s Pop Art Robert Indiana Art

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Screen

The Calumet /// Pop Art Robert Indiana Native American Indiana Screenprint Red
By Robert Indiana
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, 1928-2018) Title: "The Calumet" Portfolio: The American Dream *Issued unsigned Year: 1997 Medium: Original Screenprint on Coventry paper Limited edition: 395, (there were also 30 artist's proofs) Printer: Marco Fine Arts Contemporary Atelier, El Segundo, CA Publisher: Marco Fine Arts Contemporary Atelier, El Segundo, CA Sheet size: 22" x 16.75" Image size: 15.07" x 14" Condition: In excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Düsseldorf, Germany. Comes from Indiana's 1997 "The American Dream" book portfolio of thirty screenprints. Printed in three colors. Text on verso of the following work as issued. Robert Indiana's 1997 black leather-covered book portfolio "The American Dream" was printed and published with 30 screenprints: 6 loose each signed and numbered and 24 bound not signed and numbered, as issued. Forward by Susan Ryan, text by Michael McKenzie and poems by Robert Creeley. The book was issued within a white cardboard packing box with red and black lettering. This image is based of Indiana's 1971 screenprint edition "The Calumet", (Sheehan No. 64, page 43), from his 1971 "Decade" series, (Sheehan No. 63-72, page 42-44). The prints in that portfolio reproduce one of Indiana's paintings from each year of the 1960's. The bear they same titles as the corresponding paintings. "The Calumet" is a 1961, 90" x 84", oil on canvas painting which is within the permanent collection of the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. "The Calumet", derived from Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha", reflects Indiana's ongoing involvement with American literary associations and sources. As interpreted, by Indiana, the schematized image of the red clay peace-pipe smoked by the Indians in Longfellow's poem symbolizes mankind's potential to eradicate war. - (Sheehan page 9). Seven stars for seven spheres...
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Spring (Silver), from Four Seasons of Hope
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Spring (Silver), from Four Seasons of Hope Medium: Serigraph Date: 2012 Edition: 55/125 Frame Size: 41" x 35 1/4" Sheet Size: 35" x 29 1/2" Image Size: ...
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Autumn (Silver), from Four Seasons of Hope
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Autumn (Silver), from Four Seasons of Hope Medium: Serigraph Date: 2012 Edition: 55/125 Frame Size: 41" x 35 1/4" Sheet Size: 35" x 29 1/2" Image Size: ...
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Summer (Silver), from Four Seasons of Hope
By Robert Indiana
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Summer (Silver), from Four Seasons of Hope Medium: Serigraph Date: 2012 Edition: 55/125 Frame Size: 41" x 35 1/4" Sheet Size: 35" x 29 1/2" Image Size: ...
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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.
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  • 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 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 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, 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.

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  • 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, 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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