Love

1967

Robert Indiana

Associated Names
Robert Indiana

Artist, American, 1928 - 2018

Domberger KG

Printer

The image features bold, overlapping letters in a vibrant and abstract composition. The letters "L" and "E" are in red, while "O" is in blue with a green center, and "V" in green with a blue background. This abstract arrangement of shapes forms the word "LOVE." The lower portion includes handwritten notes in cursive.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Laura M. Slatkin

  • Dimensions

    image: 49.85 x 49.85 cm (19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 65.09 x 49.85 cm (25 5/8 x 19 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.75.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sheehan 1991, no. 40

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Laura M. Slatkin; acquired 1993 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Sheehan, Susan. Robert Indiana Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1951-1991. New York: Susan Sheehan Gallery, 1991, no. 40.

Inscriptions

lower margin in black ink: -2 SPRING- / 7 MAY 1967 / MR SLATKIN- HERE IS A WOUNDED LOVE SACRIFICED TO THE CAUSE OF THE ART OF TAPESTRY - PRAY IT BE NOT LOWLY RUG WEAVING, OR LET / A RUG BE CALLED A RUG (PRAYERS ARE SAID ON SAME IN THE MORE / HEATHENISH RITES). THIS IS BOTH ACCURATE AS TO OUTLINE / (PERFECT) & TO COLOR (AS CLOSE AS A DYER CAN POSSIBLY COME. / R Indiana

Wikidata ID

Q75124416

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