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Two

1964–65

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A 60 by 50 inch blue canvas dominated by a green numeral two within a blue circle with a green outline. Below the circe the painting's title, "Two," is painted in green letters.

Two

1964–65

Oil on canvas

60 × 50 in. (152.4 × 127 cm)

 

Photo: Courtesy of Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany; Artwork: © Morgan Art Foundation Ltd./Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Installation view of Indiana's blue and green polychrome aluminum TWO at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Robert Indiana, TWO (1980–2001), installation view at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2022

 

Photo: © Jonty Wilde, courtesy of Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Artwork: © 2022 Morgan Art Foundation Ltd./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/DACS, London

Description

I’ve had no superstitions about numbers, myself. I happen to be caught up with the 2 because 2 is my address [2 Spring Street], and I let superficial things like that sometimes sway a decision.

— 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. 98.