Robert Indiana
(New Castle, Indiana, 1928–2018 Vinalhaven, Maine)
Why o Why has Peace Fled, 2003, printed „INDIANA VINALHAVEN 03“ on the reverse, oil on canvas, 86.4 x 86.4 cm (diagonal) 61 x 61 cm (side), framed and within plexiglass case
The work is listed in the artist's online Catalogue Raisonné under the number P-2003-9
Provenance:
Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles (label on the reverse)
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York (label on the reverse)
Private Collection
Sale, Phillips London, 15 February 2013, lot 140
European Private Collection (acquired from the above by the present owner)
Exhibited:
Los Angeles, Robert Indiana: New Paintings and Sculptures, Michael Kohn Gallery, 19 September - 25 October 2003, exh. cat. ill. in color, n.p.
New York, Robert Indiana: Peace Paintings, Paul Kasmin Gallery, 21 April - 29 May 2004, exh. cat. ill. in color, n.p.
"I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza.”
Robert Indiana
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(New Castle, Indiana, 1928–2018 Vinalhaven, Maine)
Why o Why has Peace Fled, 2003, printed „INDIANA VINALHAVEN 03“ on the reverse, oil on canvas, 86.4 x 86.4 cm (diagonal) 61 x 61 cm (side), framed and within plexiglass case
The work is listed in the artist's online Catalogue Raisonné under the number P-2003-9
Provenance:
Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles (label on the reverse)
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York (label on the reverse)
Private Collection
Sale, Phillips London, 15 February 2013, lot 140
European Private Collection (acquired from the above by the present owner)
Exhibited:
Los Angeles, Robert Indiana: New Paintings and Sculptures, Michael Kohn Gallery, 19 September - 25 October 2003, exh. cat. ill. in color, n.p.
New York, Robert Indiana: Peace Paintings, Paul Kasmin Gallery, 21 April - 29 May 2004, exh. cat. ill. in color, n.p.
"I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza.”
Robert Indiana
