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Two

1960–62, cast 1991

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A 61 1/8 by 18 1/2 by 19 1/2 inch painted bronze sculpture of a beam with a haunched tenon, on a base. The work's title, "Two," is painted in yellow stenciled letters across the bottom front of the sculpture. A wheel is attached to the bottom left and right sides of the sculpture, and a peg has been affixed to the front of the sculpture, in between the wheels. At the top of the sculpture is a green circle with a red numeral two, and below that is a blue circle with a yellow numeral two.

Two

1960–62, cast 1991

Painted bronze

61 1/8 × 18 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (155.3 × 47 × 49.5 cm)

Edition of eight plus two artist's proofs.

 

Photo: Courtesy of Walla Walla Foundry, Washington; Artwork: © Morgan Art Foundation Ltd./Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Right profile view of the bronze herm Two. At the bottom, above the base, is a red stenciled letter "I." Above this a wheel is attached.

Right side

Left profile view of the bronze herm Two. A red letter "Two" is stenciled at the top of the sculpture.

Left side

The verso of the bronze herm Two. Above the base "New York" and "1960-1962" is stenciled in red letters. A red numeral "2" is stenciled in the upper third of the verso.

Verso

Description

Two, a painted bronze rendition of Indiana’s herm Two (1960–62), was first exhibited in Robert Indiana: Early Sculpture, 1960–1962, at the Salama-Caro Gallery in London. Indiana considered bronze, along with marble, to be one of the noble materials in the tradition of European sculpture. Because of this, as well as the longevity of the material, the artist had long wanted to turn his herms into bronze. This dream was realized in 1991, when bronze versions of eight of Indiana’s early herms were created.

Two is currently on display in Robert Indiana: The Sweet Mystery, at the Procuratie Vecchie, Venice.