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Pop Art Art

POP ART STYLE

Perhaps one of the most influential contemporary art movements, Pop art emerged in the 1950s. In stark contrast to traditional artistic practice, its practitioners drew on imagery from popular culture — comic books, advertising, product packaging and other commercial media — to create original Pop art paintings, prints and sculptures that celebrated ordinary life in the most literal way.

ORIGINS OF POP ART

CHARACTERISTICS OF POP ART 

  • Bold imagery
  • Bright, vivid colors
  • Straightforward concepts
  • Engagement with popular culture 
  • Incorporation of everyday objects from advertisements, cartoons, comic books and other popular mass media

POP ARTISTS TO KNOW

ORIGINAL POP ART ON 1STDIBS

The Pop art movement started in the United Kingdom as a reaction, both positive and critical, to the period’s consumerism. Its goal was to put popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture.

Richard Hamilton’s 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted this unconventional new style.

Pop art works are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. Practitioners sought to challenge the status quo, breaking with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and making statements about current events. Other key characteristics of Pop art include appropriation of imagery and techniques from popular and commercial culture; use of different media and formats; repetition in imagery and iconography; incorporation of mundane objects from advertisements, cartoons and other popular media; hard edges; and ironic and witty treatment of subject matter.

Although British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts. Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American Pop artist Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Most of the best-known American artists associated with Pop art started in commercial art (Warhol made whimsical drawings as a hobby during his early years as a commercial illustrator), a background that helped them in merging high and popular culture.

Roy Lichtenstein was another prominent Pop artist that was active in the United States. Much like Warhol, Lichtenstein drew his subjects from print media, particularly comic strips, producing paintings and sculptures characterized by primary colors, bold outlines and halftone dots, elements appropriated from commercial printing. Recontextualizing a lowbrow image by importing it into a fine-art context was a trademark of his style. Neo-Pop artists like Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami further blurred the line between art and popular culture.

Pop art rose to prominence largely through the work of a handful of men creating works that were unemotional and distanced — in other words, stereotypically masculine. However, there were many important female Pop artists, such as Rosalyn Drexler, whose significant contributions to the movement are recognized today. Best known for her work as a playwright and novelist, Drexler also created paintings and collages embodying Pop art themes and stylistic features.

Read more about the history of Pop art and the style’s famous artists, and browse the collection of original Pop art paintings, prints, photography and other works for sale on 1stDibs.

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Style: Pop Art
Artist: Robert Indiana
Shalom Pax Paix (The Peace Print) silkscreen on Rives BFK paper signed/N 35/50
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Pax, Paix, Shalom (The Peace Print), 2004 Silkscreen in 4 colors on rives BFK paper Hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 35/50 in pencil by Robert Indiana on the f...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Art

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Pencil, Screen

"Salute To H.R 11308 As Amended" serigraph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original serigraph. Beautifully printed in 1968 for the cover of an invitation to an event to promote funding for the arts. House Resolution 11308 was a 1968 bill passed by t...
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1960s Pop Art Art

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Screen

Classic Love
Located in London, GB
Presenting an iconic tapestry that embodies the essence of love and positivity: "Classic Love" from 2007. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this handcarded carpet is elega...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Art

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Tapestry

Classic LOVE, Indiana, Rosso, Blu, Verde, Tappeto, Installazione
Located in Milano, IT
This piece is from the LOVE rugs series by Robert Indiana, issued by Galerie f in 2007. This rug is an editioned, hand-carded carpet by Robert Indiana. The 'Love' rug series by Rober...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Art

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Mixed Media

Original Museum of Modern Art LOVE card
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Original Museum of Modern Art LOVE card, 1967 Historic lithographic greeting card - the original, long sold out Floated and framed in a museum...
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1960s Pop Art Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Love Tapestry
Located in London, GB
Presenting an exquisite large Love tapestry by the renowned artist Robert Indiana. Crafted in 1968, this exceptional artwork stands as a testament to Indiana's iconic Love motif and ...
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1960s Pop Art Art

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Tapestry

"God is Lily of the Valley", from the American Dream Portfolio 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 Art

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Screen

HOPE (RED/BLUE) SCULPTURE
Located in Aventura, FL
Painted aluminum sculpture. Measures 36 x 36 x 18 inches. Stamped 'R. Indiana' with edition and date. Edition VIII/VIII. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offe...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Art

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Metal

HOPE (RED/WHITE) SCULPTURE
Located in Aventura, FL
Painted aluminum sculpture. Measures 18 x 18 x 9 inches. Stamped 'R. Indiana' with edition and date. Edition VII/IX. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers w...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Art

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Metal

Four Sixes - Domberger Calendar
Located in Saugatuck, MI
Robert Indiana, a major force in the Pop Art movement described himself as "a painter of signs." Four Sixes, as this screenprint is called clearly captures his brilliant use of color...
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1960s Pop Art Art

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Screen

Tulip, from Garden of Love
Located in PARIS, FR
Robert Indiana, Tulip, from A Garden of Love, (Sheehan 126), 1982, Signed, Serigraph in colors on Fabriano 100% rag paper, Edition A.P. (aside from the edition of 100)
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1980s Pop Art Art

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C Print

Lily, from garden of Love
Located in PARIS, FR
Screenprint in colors, 1982, on Fabriano, signed, titled and dated in pencil
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1980s Pop Art Art

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C Print

Rose, garden of love
Located in PARIS, FR
Robert Indiana, Rose, from A Garden of Love, (Sheehan 129), 1982, Signed, Serigraph in colors on Fabriano 100% rag paper, Edition A.P. (aside from the edition of 100)
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1980s Pop Art Art

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C Print

Four Winds, Deluxe Edition of 100, 1 Cent Life Pop Art Portfolio, Indiana Estate
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Four Winds, from the Deluxe edition of the 1 Cent Life Portfolio (with Robert Indiana's blind stamp, #85/100, acquired from the Estate of Robert Indiana), 1964 Lithograph on wove paper (bears Robert Indiana's embossed stamp) Artist's distinctive embossed blind stamp for 1964 on the lower left front which Robert Indiana used as his signature for this portfolio Frame Included: Elegantly floated and framed in a museum quality wood frame with UV plexiglass Bears Robert the artist's distinctive blind stamp on the lower left front which Robert Indiana used as his signature for this portfolio This Robert Indiana is a rare stamped...
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1960s Pop Art Art

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Mixed Media, Lithograph

Decade: Autoportrait, 1969
Located in Saugatuck, MI
Lithograph in colors printed on off-white wove paper. Signed and numbered "AP 4/25" by the artist. Robert Indiana often referred to himself as a "painter of signs." Framed in a simp...
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1970s Pop Art Art

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Lithograph

Love Rising
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
This iconic original lithograph by Robert Indiana is a true classic. It is in perfect condition and framed with glass
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1970s Pop Art Art

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Lithograph

Stable Gallery 16 October 1962 hand signed & inscribed by Robert Indiana - RARE
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 Art

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Pencil, Screen

Robert-Indiana "Love is God-(2014)"
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Robert Indiana American, 1928–2018 Love Is God Edition: 12/50 Silkscreen in 18 colors on 2-Ply Museum Board Size: 32 × 32 in 81.3 × 81.3 cm Signature: Hand-signed & numbered in penc...
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2010s Pop Art Art

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Screen

Gertrude S.
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 Art

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Lithograph

Anne
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 Art

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Lithograph

Jo the Loiterer
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 Art

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Lithograph

Jenny Reefer
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 Art

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Lithograph

Constance Fletcher
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 Art

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Lithograph

Robert Indiana, "Oranges", from the American Dream Portfolio
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 Art

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Screen

Susan B.
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 Art

Materials

Lithograph

Indiana Elliot
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 Art

Materials

Lithograph

Lillian Russell
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 Art

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Lithograph

Henrietta M.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: "Henrietta M." 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 Art

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Lithograph

General U.S. Grant
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Indiana (American, born 1928) Title: General U.S. Grant 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...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

Angel More
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 Art

Materials

Lithograph

Anthony Comstock
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...
Category

1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

American Dream (EAT / DIE / HUG / ERR) (Sheehan 136) UNIQUE Proof Love Food Life
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana American Dream (EAT / DIE / HUG / ERR) (Sheehan, 136), 1986 Hard and soft-ground etching, aquatint, drypoint and stencil on white Arches paper 37 inches × 21 inches ...
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1980s Pop Art Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Stencil

May, OP Art Print by Winfred Gaul 1969
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 Art

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Screen

Number Suite - Zero
Located in Kansas City, MO
Robert Indiana Title: Zero Medium: Original Screen Print on paper Year: 1968 Edition: From the limited edition of 2500 Publisher: Edition Domberger Stuttgart Suite: "Numbers" Dimensi...
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1960s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

Golden Love
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Golden Love Medium: Screenprint in colors on wove paper Size: 35.13 x 35.13" (89.23 x 89.23 cm) Framed Size: 41 x 41" (104.14 x 104.14 cm) Edition: of 1...
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1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

December, OP Art Print by Herbert Bayer 1969
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Herbert Bayer, Austrian (1900–1985) Title: December 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...
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1960s Pop Art Art

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Screen

August, Pop Art Print by Fritz Genkinger 1969
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 Art

Materials

Screen

Love Red-Blue
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Indiana was an American Pop artist whose work drew inspiration from signs, billboards, and commercial logos. He is best known for his series of LOVE paintings, which employed ...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Self Portrait 69" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed for the art revue XXe Siecle in 1973 and published in Paris by San Lazzaro. Image size: 8 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches (210 x 210mm). S...
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1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Eternal Hexagon" original serigraph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original serigraph / silkscreen. In 1964 Samuel Wagstaff, Jr. (at that time Curator of Paintings at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartfordford, Connecticut) selected ten importan...
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1960s Pop Art Art

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Screen

Classic LOVE
Located in Jerusalem, IL
This piece is from the LOVE rugs series by Robert Indiana, issued by Galerie f in 2007. This rug is an editioned, hand-carded carpet by Robert Indiana. Th...
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Art

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Cotton Canvas

Monograph: Robert Indiana and the Star of Hope (signed by artist and 2 writers)
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Monograph: Robert Indiana and the Star of Hope (hand signed by the artist as well as both writers), 2009 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (hand signed by Robert Ind...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Art

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

Autoportraits Vinalhaven Suite, 1980, Complete Set of 10
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Robert Indiana (1928-2018) Title: Autoportraits Vinalhaven Suite, 1980, The complete set of ten screenprints in colors, all framed Year: 1980 Medium: Screen print on Fabrian...
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1980s Pop Art Art

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Screen

Deluxe signed & numbered lithograph for the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT INDIANA Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden Opening Exhibition (Signed & Numbered Edition), 1974 Lithograph on wove paper 32 × 26 inches Signed and numbered 4/100 in pencil on...
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1970s Pop Art Art

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Lithograph, Offset

LOVE (Pink) sculpture, official replica with Indianapolis Museum of Art stamp
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana LOVE (Pink), Artist Authorized, with Incised Indianapolis Museum of Art & Morgan Foundation Stamp and Artist Copyright, 2011 Brushed Aluminum (Pink) and Stamped with M...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Metal

Love
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Love Medium: Screenprint in colors on glossy wove paper Year: 1997 Edition: AP 6/10 (artist's proof, aside from the edition of 150) Frame Size: 29" x 27...
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1990s Pop Art Art

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Screen

"God is Lily of the Valley", from the American Dream Portfolio 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 Art

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Screen

HEAL
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana HEAL, 2015 Silkscreen on 2ply Rising Museum Board Signed, dated and numbered 5/25 on the front This is one of the last works the artist personally signed before he pas...
Category

2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen, Pencil

Monograph: Robert Indiana Early Sculpture 1960-1962 (Hand signed and inscribed)
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 Art

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

LOVE replica sculpture Artist Copyright Indianapolis Museum & Foundation Stamped
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana LOVE (Official Artist Copyright and Foundation Stamp), 2011 Brushed Aluminum sculpture (Red) Stamped by artist's estate, Stam...
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2010s Pop Art Art

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Metal

Robert Indiana, The Metamorphosis of Norma Jean Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe)
Located in Hamburg, DE
Robert Indiana (American, 1928–2018) The Metamorphosis of Norma Jean Mortenson, 1997 Medium: Screenprint in colors on paper Dimensions: 15 9/10 × 15 9/10 in (40.5 × 40.5 cm) Edition ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Art

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Screen

ART (Sheehan, 80) iconic 1970s geometric abstraction lt ed s/n for Colby College
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Colby ART (Sheehan, 80), 1973 Silkscreen in Colors on White Wove Paper Pencil signed and numbered 69/100 on the front with artist's copyright @Robert Indiana lower right front Published by Robert Indiana with copyright; Printed by Seri-Arts, Inc. Vintage metal frame included Classic early 1970s work. There was a time, we are told, when every prestigious collector in Germany would have an edition of Robert Indiana's iconic ART print prominently hanging in their home. This is an uncommon and desirable Robert Indiana piece from the early 1970s. Boldly signed in graphite on the recto (front), numbered and bearing the artist's copyright: @ Robert Indiana 1973...
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1970s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen, Pencil

Love from The Book of Love
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colours, 1996, on A.N.W. Crestwood Museum paper, signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 200, published by American Image Editions, New York, 66 × 50.8 cm. (...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Art

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Screen

Peace Plunges in Despair (rare signed Artists Proof)
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 grief." — Robert Indiana R...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Art

Materials

Pencil, Screen

Hope Wall
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT INDIANA Hope Wall, 2010 Silkscreen on wove paper 24 × 25 inches Edition IV/IV (aside from the regular edition of 33) Hand signed, numbered IV/IV and dated on lower front Unframed Robert Indiana created Hope Wall, or Wall of Hope in support of future president Barack Obama in 2008, and the print was published in 2010. This is an extremely rare Artist's Proof - one of only four in the world. It is pencil signed, dated and numbered IV of IV on the recto. The regular edition is only 33. Extremely scarce. This print has appeared on the market fewer than a handful of times over the past decade. “I’d like to cover the world with hope,” said Robert Indiana, the artist whose iconic “LOVE” series became a global symbol of unity during the turmoil of the 1960s. In 2008, Indiana felt the world was ready for a new message, and designed “HOPE” for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. “I wanted to help name and empower the next generation and I felt that HOPE encompassed the needs of our time,” he said. With its forward-leaning O, “HOPE” symbolizes perseverance, and pushing ahead toward a brighter future. To coincide with the artist’s 86th birthday, the first annual “International Hope Day” launched on September 13, 2014 and included the public display of Indiana’s “HOPE” sculptures...
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2010s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

1997 Robert Indiana 'The New Glory Penny' SERIGRAPH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 22 x 17 inches ( 55.88 x 43.18 cm ) Image Size: 9.5 x 14 inches ( 24.13 x 35.56 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Limited Edition Serigraph pub...
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1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen

LOVE, Stable Gallery (Original Historic Poster Hand Signed by Robert Indiana)
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana LOVE, Stable Gallery (Hand Signed), 1966 Silkscreen on wove paper. Hand signed by Robert Indiana 33 1/2 × 24 inches Hand Signed lower right front Published by the Stable Gallery Unframed This is the original silkscreen poster from Robert Indiana's historic, iconic LOVE exhibition at the Stable Gallery in New York. This original Stable Gallery 1966 poster...
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1960s Pop Art Art

Materials

Screen, Pencil

Star of Hope
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana Star of Hope, 1972 Enamel on Metal with Artists Stamped Name. Date and Copyright Artist stamped name and copyright on lower right front Frame Included Gorgeous mixed m...
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1970s Pop Art Art

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Metal, Enamel

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