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Robert IndianaRobert Indiana print (EAT / DIE / HUG / ERR) (Sheehan 136), proof, Signed VP1/11986
1986
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Robert Indiana
American Dream (EAT / DIE / HUG / ERR) (Sheehan, 136), 1986
Hard and soft-ground etching, aquatint, drypoint and stencil on white Arches paper
37 inches × 21 inches
Hand signed, numbered, titled and dated on the lower right front in graphite pencil
Published by Vinalhaven Press, Vinalhaven, Maine; Printed by Anthony Kirk, Vinalhaven Press, Vinalhaven, Maine
Catalogue Raisonne Ref: Sheehan, 136
Unframed
The is a proof of Robert Indiana's important 1986 etching, aquatint, drypoint and stencil on Arches paper entitled "American Dream". The words read simply "EAT/DIE/HUG/ERR" - expressing basic humanistic activities - and recalling Indiana's 1963 etching "ERR 123" - both being some of the few etchings Robert Indiana did in his career. This print is - the Vinalhaven Proof, (publishers proof) from Robert Indiana's press in Vinalhaven Maine where he moved to after leaving the New York art scene. It is annotated in pencil VP 1/1 (Vinalhaven Proof, 1 of 1.) When Robert Indiana set up Vinalhaven press to print the works that he personally felt were important to make. This was one of them.
This proof is aside from the regular edition of only 10.
ROBERT INDIANA BIOGRAPHY
One of the preeminent figures in American art since the 1960s, Robert Indiana played a central role in the development of assemblage art, hard-edge painting, and Pop art.
Indiana, a self proclaimed “American painter of signs,” created a highly original body of work that explores American identity, personal history, and the power of abstraction and language, establishing an important legacy that resonates in the work of many contemporary artists who make the written word a central element of their oeuvre.
Robert Indiana was born Robert Clark in New Castle, Indiana on September 13, 1928. Adopted as an infant, he spent his childhood moving frequently throughout his namesake state. His artistic talent was evident at an early age, and its recognition by a first grade teacher encouraged his decision to become an artist. In 1942, Indiana moved to Indianapolis in order to attend Arsenal Technical High School, known for its strong arts curriculum. After graduating he spent three years in the U.S. Air Force and then studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Skowhegan School of Sculpture and Painting in Maine, and the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland.
In 1956, two years after moving to New York, Indiana met Ellsworth Kelly, and upon his recommendation took up residence in Coenties Slip, once a major port on the southeast tip of Manhattan. There he joined a community of artists that would come to include Kelly, Agnes Martin, James Rosenquist, and Jack Youngerman. The environment of the Slip had a profound impact on Indiana’s work, and his early paintings include a series of hard-edge double ginkgo leaves inspired by the trees which grew in nearby Jeannette Park. He also incorporated the ginkgo form into his nineteen-foot mural Stavrosis (1958), a crucifixion pieced together from forty-four sheets of paper that he found in his loft. It was upon completion of this work that Indiana adopted the name of his native state as his own.
Indiana, like some of his fellow artists, scavenged the area’s abandoned warehouses for materials, creating sculptural assemblages from old wooden beams, rusted metal wheels, and other remnants of the shipping trade that had thrived in Coenties Slip. While he created hanging works such as Jeanne d’Arc (1960–62) and Wall of China (1960–61), the majority were freestanding constructions which Indiana called “herms” after the sculptures that served as boundary markers at crossroads in ancient Greece and Rome. The discovery of nineteenth-century brass stencils led to the incorporation of brightly colored numbers and short emotionally charged words into these sculptures as well as canvases, and became the basis of his new painterly vocabulary.
-Courtesy PACE Gallery
- Creator:Robert Indiana (1928 - 2018, American)
- Creation Year:1986
- Dimensions:Height: 37 in (93.98 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)
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- Condition:the work has been previously framed, so there are remnants of mounting hinges on the back of sheet which will frame out; otherwise in excellent condition.
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1745217369702
Robert Indiana
Robert Indiana's work evolved into hard-edged graphic images of words, logos and typographic forms, earning him a reputation as one of the country's leading contemporary artists.
Indiana is known for using public signs and symbols with altered lettering to make stark and challenging visual statements. In his prints, paintings and constructions, he gave new meaning to basic words like Eat, Die and Love. Using them in bold block letters in vivid colors, he enticed his viewers to look at the commonplace from a new perspective. One indication of his success was the appearance of his immensely popular multi-colored Love on a United States postage stamp in 1973.
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