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Seven

1964–65

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A 60 by 50 inch red canvas dominated by a blue numeral seven within an orange circle with a blue outline. Below the circe the work's title, "Seven," is painted in blue letters.

Seven

1964–65

Oil on canvas

60 × 50 in. (152.4 × 127 cm)

 

Artwork: © Morgan Art Foundation Ltd./Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Installation view of Robert Indiana: Number Paintings at the Museum Haus Lange Krefeld, in Krefeld, Germany, June 11–July 24, 1966. Left to right, Nine (1965), Seven (1965), Six (1965), and Seven (1964–65).

Installation view of Robert Indiana: Number Paintings at the Museum Haus Lange Krefeld, in Krefeld, Germany, June 11–July 24, 1966. Left to right, Nine (1965), Seven (1965), Six (1965), and Seven (1964–65).

Description

Now with the 7, due to the extraordinary change in the concentration of colors . . . the 7 here is a numeral which has difficult colors, but they are a joyous combination.

— Robert Indiana

 

Arthur C. Carr, “The Reminiscences of Robert Indiana,” New York, November 1965, Arthur C. Carr papers; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library, p. 97.