Robert Indiana, The Philadelphia Love - Original edition (Sheehan, 83), 1975

Robert Indiana

The Philadelphia Love - Original edition (Sheehan, 83), 1975

Silkscreen in colors on Arches 88 cover paper

Pencil signed and numbered 42/125, titled The Philadelphia LOVE - with the word LOVE as a sculptural drawing

Frame included

NOTE: This work is NOT to be confused with the later, more common "Philadelphia Love" published in the mid 1990s, or with any other undocumented unsigned edition. This is the original, scarce and coveted, fully catalogued signed and numbered work from 1975 - from a relatively small edition.
Pencil signed and numbered 42/125 (there were also 25 Artists Proofs)
titled The Philadelphia LOVE - with the word LOVE as a sculptural drawing
Rarely to market, "The Philadelphia Love" is one of the most desirable and iconic Robert Indiana LOVE prints from the mid 1970s - one of the most influential eras in the artist's career- and in Pop Art history.
Published by the Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a fundraiser for the museum and to celebrate the famous monumental Robert Indiana LOVE sculpture installed at John F. Kennedy Plaza, near the Philadelphia Museum IN 1976- the following year.
Catalogue Raisonne: Sheehan, 83
Measurements:
Framed:
35 inches x 33 inches x 2 inches
Artwork:
25 inches x 24.25 inches (visible)