Lot 61
  • 61

Robert Indiana

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description

  • Robert Indiana
  • Nine
  • signed, titled and dated NYC 1965 on the reverse

  • acrylic on canvas

  • 24 by 24 in.
  • 61 by 61 cm.

Provenance

Galerie Alfred Schmela, Düsseldorf
Acquired by the present owner from the above in October 1968

Exhibited

Krefeld, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Sammlung Helga und Walther Lauffs - Amerikanische und Europäische Kunst der sechziger und siebziger Jahre, November 1983 - April 1984, cat. no. 170
Museum Kurhaus Kleve, Robert Indiana, August 2007 - January 2008
Museum Wiesbaden, Robert Indiana - The American Painter of Signs, January - May 2008, p. 64, illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition. There is evidence of faint soiling along the edges. There are minor and stable cracks, particularly located at the extreme edges. The corners show evidence of mild wear. There is a superficial and unobtrusive dent in the center of the top corner which is barely visible under normal light conditions. There is no apparent restoration visible under UV light. Unframed.
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