Robert INDIANA (1928-2018)
Hindi Prem, 2007
Sculpture in cement (cast stone) painted with acrylic
Marked with Copyright R. Indiana
Numbered 2/25 29.7 x 29.7 x 14.6 cm
This work, composed of Hindi characters, reads Prem, which means Love in Indian. It should not be confused with another work in Latin letters P.R.E.M., called English Prem, which was withdrawn from the market by Indiana itself. Only the Hindi Prem was recognized as authentic by Robert Indiana in a declaration recorded in the United States District Court, Southern District of New
York) on March 2, 2012, a copy of which may be given to the purchaser.
Slight paint leaks and minor cracks.
