Robert Indiana

(American, 1928–2018)

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 bold and colorful letterforms to spell out the word “love.” “Oddly enough, I wasn't thinking at all about anticipating the love generation and hippies,” he once explained. “It was a spiritual concept. It isn't a sculpture of love any longer. It's become the very theme of love itself.” Born Robert Earl Clark on September 13, 1928 in New Castle, IN, he adopted the name of his home state after serving in the US military. Indiana went on to receive his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1954. Following the advice of his friend Ellsworth Kelly, the artist relocated to New York, setting up a studio in the Coenties Slip neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. It was here that Indiana became acquainted with a number of prominent artists, including Agnes Martin, Jack Youngerman, and James Rosenquist. Over the following decades his work became increasingly popular, with both his LOVE and HOPE motifs transformed into a number of public sculptures. In September 2013, the Whitney Museum of American Art opened “Robert Indiana: Beyond LOVE,” the artist’s first retrospective in New York. Indiana died on May 19, 2018 in Vinalhaven, ME. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Love red/blue, 1990
Sold price: 4,114,500 USD

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Love

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Tilt from The American Dream Portfolio, 1997

Robert Indiana

Tilt from The American Dream Portfolio, 1997

Sale Date: May 1, 2024

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The American Dream: High Ball Redball Manifest, 1997

Robert Indiana

The American Dream: High Ball Redball Manifest, 1997

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The Santa Fe Opera, 1976

Robert Indiana

The Santa Fe Opera, 1976

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Art from the American Dream Portfolio, 1972

Robert Indiana

Art from the American Dream Portfolio, 1972

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Star of Hope, 1972

Robert Indiana

Star of Hope, 1972

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Number 7 from the American Dream Portfolio, 1968

Robert Indiana

Number 7 from the American Dream Portfolio, 1968

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Number 2 from the American Dream Portfolio, 1968

Robert Indiana

Number 2 from the American Dream Portfolio, 1968

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Eight from the American Dream Portfolio, 1965

Robert Indiana

Eight from the American Dream Portfolio, 1965

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4 Square from the American Dream Portfolio, 1963

Robert Indiana

4 Square from the American Dream Portfolio, 1963

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Golden Love, 1973

Robert Indiana

Golden Love, 1973

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Chosen Love, 1995

Robert Indiana

Chosen Love, 1995

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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New York City Center 25th Anniversary, 1968

Robert Indiana

New York City Center 25th Anniversary, 1968

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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THE AMERICAN DREAM #2 (SHEEHAN 125), 1982

Robert Indiana

THE AMERICAN DREAM #2 (SHEEHAN 125), 1982

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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55555 (original drawing for the Stamped..., 1966

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55555 (original drawing for the Stamped..., 1966

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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Classic Love, 2007

Robert Indiana

Classic Love, 2007

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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Liebe Love, 2005

Robert Indiana

Liebe Love, 2005

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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The American Dream (from Decade), 1971

Robert Indiana

The American Dream (from Decade), 1971

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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Yield Sister Ruth, 1969

Robert Indiana

Yield Sister Ruth, 1969

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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The Book of Love, 1996

Robert Indiana

The Book of Love, 1996

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Heliotherapy Love, 1995

Robert Indiana

Heliotherapy Love, 1995

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Spring (from the Four Seasons of Hope Silver , 2012

Robert Indiana

Spring (from the Four Seasons of Hope Silver , 2012

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Für K.V.F., 1990

Robert Indiana

Für K.V.F., 1990

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Picasso (from The American Dream portfolio), 1997

Robert Indiana

Picasso (from The American Dream portfolio), 1997

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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