Lot 224
  • 224

Robert Indiana

Estimate
280,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description

  • Robert Indiana
  • Peace Dives in Oblivion
  • stamped Indiana 03 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 71 5/8 by 71 5/8 in. 182 by 182 cm.

Provenance

Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Private Collection, Spain

Exhibited

New York, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Robert Indiana: Peace Paintings, April - May 2004
Madrid, Galería Javier López, Robert Indiana: Obra reciente, November - December 2004

Literature

Ken Johnson, "Art in Review: Robert Indiana. Peace Paintings," The New York Times, May 21, 2004
Óscar Alonso Molina, "Robert Indiana," Arte y Parte, No. 53, October - November 2004  
Mariano Navarro, "Robert Indiana. Pelar la bomba," El Cultural - El Mundo, November 11, 2004

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling around the edges. There are no signs of restoration under ultraviolet light inspection. Framed.
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Catalogue Note

"I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza." - Robert Indiana