ROBERT INDIANA | Small Diamond Hexagon 6

New York, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Annual Art Exhibition and Sale, November 1966
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above sale)
Private Collection, New York (by descent from the above)
Christie's, New York, 10 May 2006, Lot 224
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

New York, Lenox Hill Hospital, The Einhorn Auditorium, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Annual Art Exhibition and Sale, November 1966, p. 23

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling along the edges, including a minor dimple in the upper left of the “6.” Two parallel and perpendicular lines of stretcher bar impressions are visible. In the three aqua segments, there are scattered pinpoint spots of top level paint loss, revealing the artist’s underlying layer and resulting in a surface irregularity. Under close inspection, networks of stable craquelure are visible throughout the work, and there is an approximate 6-inch in diameter area of radial cracking in the lower right corner. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, small spots in the aqua segments fluoresce darkly and appear to have benefited from restoration. Unframed.
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"I’m particularly interested in two because it takes a couple of people to make love, and six because my father was born into a family of six members in the month of June, he worked for Phillips 66, and he went west on Highway 66 when he left my mother, passing all those little signs on farmers’ fences that say “use 666,” which is also the sign of the devil – that’s how my mother felt about him because he had left her, you see. And it’s a nice number. I’m not fond of all numbers, but I’m very fond of two and six."
Robert Indiana