Died Robert Indiana — author of the famous LOVE sculpture
ARTinvestment.RU   22 мая 2018

The legend of American pop-арта 40 years ago moved to the island 24 km from the coast in Maine. He was 89 years old. In recent years, he led a reclusive lifestyle. 19 may 2018 Robert Indiana died from pulmonary insufficiency

His most famous series of works are "sculptural poems" — objects gathered from the letters that form words. LOVE, HOPE (in honor of Obama), ART and others. For sculptures and paintings LOVE collectors in recent years at auctions gave $2 000 000-2 500 000. Surprisingly, but the most expensive work of Robert Indiana began a small prophetic canvas 1962 Airmail Stamps. It was sold at Sotheby's in 2010 for $3 061 000. The painting depicts 56 stamps US airmail and Airmail planes — whether civil, whether the bombers. Only that the world survived the Cuban missile crisis and before the entry of the Americans into the war in Vietnam was still three years.

Indiana — nickname, "Indian country". The memory of the origin and the same state, where he was born. His real name Clark. He came to new-Йорк in 1954, and within 10 years became one of the most important artists of American pop-арта.

V. B., AI

Source: rusmuseum.ru, nbcnewyork.com

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