Null Robert INDIANA (after), HELIOTHERAPY LOVE, Hand-carded wool carpet with the…

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Robert INDIANA (after), HELIOTHERAPY LOVE, Hand-carded wool carpet with the signature printed on the back on the Bolduc certificate justifying the print and certificate of authenticity on the back, 60 x 60 cm (thickness about 1.5 cm), Excellent condition

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Robert INDIANA (after), HELIOTHERAPY LOVE, Hand-carded wool carpet with the signature printed on the back on the Bolduc certificate justifying the print and certificate of authenticity on the back, 60 x 60 cm (thickness about 1.5 cm), Excellent condition

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Estim. 2 000 - 4 000 EUR

ROBERT INDIANA (1028-2018) BASED ON Classic Love Tufted wool rug, signed on the rug lower right, edition of 100, numbered 17/100 and justified on the Bolduc on the back, Master Contemporary Original Artist Rugs publisher, minor wear. 245 x 245 cm

Estim. 900 - 1 000 EUR

ROBERT INDIANA (Indiana, USA, 1928 - Maine, USA, 2018). "Love Red Blue Green." Painted polystone, specimen 356/500. Attached certificate of authenticity and original box. Measurements: 15 x 15 cm. The LOVE series is a collection of sculptures created by American artist Robert Indiana. The first LOVE sculpture was created in 1970, but its origin dates back to six years earlier, when the Museum of Modern Art in New York commissioned Indiana to create a Christmas card. For these holiday prints, Indiana produced the famous design we know to this day: the letters L, O, V and E in a serif type and stacked on top of each other. The original LOVE sculpture-now housed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art-was an instant hit when it was unveiled in 1970. Over the course of several decades, Indiana would create more than 50 editions of the sculpture for locations around the world, from New York City and Philadelphia to Singapore and Taipei. Robert Indiana was an American costume designer, painter, sculptor and stamp designer associated with the Pop Art movement. Indiana has also worked designing sets and costumes for theatrical works. His works employ symbols and words from everyday life painted in the vivid colors of pop art, and depict American culture and life in an ironic manner, often containing political criticisms of American society. Certificate of authenticity and original box enclosed.

Estim. 2 000 - 2 200 EUR

ROBERT INDIANA (New Castle, Indiana, USA, 1938 - Vinalhaven, Maine, USA, 2018). LOVE series . 100% handmade Indian wool tapestry. Numbered copies. With certificate signed in plate and hand numbered on the back. Measurements: 60 x 60 cm (the small ones), 78 x 78 cm (large). All "LOVE" rugs of unlimited edition are handmade in the city of Varasani. During the production process they practice respect for the environment and their workers, and do not use child labor. The manufacture of these rugs requires tremendous craftsmanship, as each rug is made from start to finish by a single artisan. Robert Indiana is one of the preeminent figures in the American art scene since the 1960s, being the leader in the development of the assemblage technique, and the Hard Edge, and American Pop Art movements. Indiana studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and also at the Edinburgh School of Art. Aside from being a painter, Robert Indiana has been a theatrical and costume set and costume designer, in productions such as Santa Fe Opera's The Mother of Us All, and acted in the film Eat directed by Andy Warhol. He proclaimed himself as "the American painter of signs" and throughout his long career he explored, and at the same time constructed, the American identity through diverse iconography. His particular visual language, which could be defined as 'lyricism', marked by slogans such as HUG, EAT and the famous "LOVE". It has become the emblem that continues to unite many artistic generations and is now part of the collective unconscious worldwide. The iconic LOVE series, recognized by LO and VE stacked one on top of the other and arranged in a square, and to which our piece belongs, was first used in a set of poems written in 1958. Then, in the summer of 1965, MoMA commissioned Indiana to design Christmas cards, ultimately approving this red, blue and green design. Its true semantic translation is deeply linked to Christianity and the artist's childhood, educated according to the Church of Christ, Scientist. In an epistolary with collector Larry Aldrich, Indiana shares that there was a phrase 'God is Love' written by the founder of this church, Mary Baker Eddy, which was an unofficial motto of Scientist Christianity. From this was born the idea of higher love that Indiana ultimately wanted to convey through all of his work from the 1960s until his death. In 2008 Indiana created a very similar image for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, in which this symbol was used for various propaganda items. Robert Indiana had hundreds of solo and group exhibitions worldwide. Particularly in Spain he exhibited three times, in 1992 at the Galería 57, in 2009 at the Galería Barcelona, and finally in 2012 at the Museo de Pasión in Valladolid. With certificate signed in plate and hand numbered on the back.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Robert Indiana (1928-2018) after Love" rug 1964 Numbered 12/999 Edition 2005 Dimensions: L: 60; W: 60 cm

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