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Robert Indiana - Yield Brother, 1971 - Screenprint on thick wove paper. Professionally framed, museum glass
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Product description
Artist
Robert Indiana (pseudonym of Robert Clark) (New Castle, USA 1928 - Vinalhaven, USA 2018) was an American painter, sculptor and poet. A leading representative of pop art, he created the internationally renowned LOVE symbol in 1964.
A self-described American painter of signs," Robert Indiana's works explore visual culture, national identity, and personal history through symbols and colors inspired by signage and graphic design.
Indiana had his first solo show in 1962 at Eleanor Ward's Stable Gallery, who also represented Cy Twombly and Robert Rauschenberg at the time.
In 1962, with the work The Black American Dream #2, he participated in the exhibition New Realists, organized in the gallery of Sidney Janis. It was here that pop art first announced itself as a new movement in the visual arts. In subsequent years, Indiana would participate in all of this movement's major group exhibitions.
Although the Pop Art movement made Indiana famous, he was never entirely comfortable with Pop Art's consumerist nature, as his work was often highly politically outspoken. In 1978 , Robert Indiana left New York City for good and moved to the remote island of Vinalhaven in Maine, near where his hero, the painter Marsden Hartley, had lived. Since then, he rarely gave interviews or was active in the art world, but he continued to align himself with political causes and designed the official poster for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.
Indiana had numerous exhibitions around the world during his lifetime and his work is included in the collections of numerous international museums: Metropolitan Museum New York, Museum of Modern Art New York, Tate Modern London, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, among others.
Product description
"Yield Brother", from the "Decade" suite. Screenprint on heavy wove paper, 1971. An impressive work in which Indiana used military signage, mimeographed lettering and a palette of strong colors that created tension between his call for peace and the imagery of military posters.
Signed and dated and numbered (46/200) in pencil by the artist. The print also bears the artist's copyright ink stamp. Part of an edition totaling 230: 30 artist's proof and a regular edition of 200. The edition is printed by Domberger, Stuttgart (Germany) and published by Multiples Inc. New York City.
Professionally framed in a brushed aluminum frame. Museum glass was used to minimize reflection. Ready to hang.
Literature
Robert Indiana prints. A catalog Raisonne 1951 - 1991. P. 65
Condition
In general good condition. Full margins. Slight waviness on the right side of the print. Slight moisture damage in the top left margin (see last photo).
Dimensions
Frame
H. 99.5 cm
W. 81.7cm
D. 3.5cm
Sheet
H. 99 cm
W. 81 cm
Visual size
H. 91.4cm
W. 75.6cm
Specifications
ConditionGoodColorsRed, Yellow, Black, BlueMaterialPaperNumber of items1ArtistsRobert IndianaOrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight100 cmWidth82 cm
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Oosterbeek, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since March 2021 • 7 sales