{"product_id":"robert-indiana-tikva-2018","title":"Robert Indiana - Tikva 2018","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"16\"\u003eTikva 2018\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"201\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"29\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robert Indiana (1928, New Castle, Indiana – 2018, Vinalhaven, Maine)\u003cbr data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"101\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"101\" data-end=\"112\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eScreenprint in colours with \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWove paper, with full margins                                      \u003cstrong\u003eEdition \u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e17\u003cbr data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"148\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"163\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 81.4 x 76.4 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"168\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"177\"\u003eSignature :\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTitled and numbered in pencil                                                                  \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e : \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAmerican Image Art, New York — blindstamp present\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"201\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"288\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"291\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTikva\u003c\/em\u003e (2018) is one of the last and most significant works produced by Robert Indiana before his death in May 2018 — a large-format screenprint in which the artist turned to the Hebrew language for the first time, rendering the word תקוה (\u003cem\u003eTikva\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning \"hope\") in his signature monumental graphic style: bold white letterforms set against a deep cobalt blue ground, contained within a square border that recalls both the architectural solidity of his \u003cem\u003eLOVE\u003c\/em\u003e compositions and the visual tradition of Hebrew typography and illuminated manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe choice of Hebrew — and of this particular word — carries extraordinary weight in Indiana's final years. \u003cem\u003eTikva\u003c\/em\u003e is the root of \u003cem\u003eHaTikvah\u003c\/em\u003e, the Israeli national anthem, and one of the most resonant words in Jewish cultural memory: hope as both aspiration and endurance, the belief that what is sought will eventually be found. Indiana, whose entire career was built on the power of single words to carry civilisational weight — LOVE, EAT, DIE, HOPE — here reaches toward a language and a tradition beyond his own, in a work that functions simultaneously as personal statement, cultural bridge, and formal achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe composition is masterly in its simplicity: the Hebrew letters, enlarged to near-abstraction, interlock and overlap within the blue field in a way that makes the word simultaneously legible and architectural — a structure as much as a text. The cobalt blue — saturated, flat, and absolute — recalls Yves Klein's IKB, the Israeli flag, and the long tradition of blue as the colour of the divine in both Jewish and Christian iconography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePublished by American Image Art, New York — Indiana's long-standing publisher — in an edition of just 17 impressions, with the publisher's blindstamp, titled and dated in pencil. One of the rarest prints of Indiana's career, and among the most historically significant works of his final period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1582\" data-start=\"1430\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1454\" data-start=\"1430\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1457\" data-start=\"1454\"\u003e✔ Worldwide shipping from France\u003cbr data-end=\"1492\" data-start=\"1489\"\u003e✔ Professional packaging with insurance\u003cbr data-end=\"1534\" data-start=\"1531\"\u003e✔ Tracking number included for secure delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"S1PPyQ\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/collection-robert-indiana-icones-du-pop-art-et-messages-typographiques?_pos=2\u0026amp;_psq=robert\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"collection robert indiana\"\u003e➡️See all available works by Robert Indiana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1016\" data-start=\"1013\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Contact\" href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003e➡️ Contact us for any question\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"981\" data-end=\"993\"\u003eFAQ \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original Robert Indiana print?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — an original screenprint in colours on wove paper, titled and dated in pencil by the artist, from an edition of 17.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does \"Tikva\" mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eTikva\u003c\/em\u003e (תקוה) means \"hope\" in Hebrew — the root of \u003cem\u003eHaTikvah\u003c\/em\u003e, the Israeli national anthem, and one of the most resonant words in Jewish cultural and spiritual tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the edition size?\u003c\/strong\u003e Strictly limited to 17 impressions — one of the smallest and rarest editions in Indiana's entire print catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen was this work made?\u003c\/strong\u003e In 2018 — the year of Indiana's death, making this among his final published works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho published this work?\u003c\/strong\u003e American Image Art, New York — Indiana's long-standing publisher, whose blindstamp is present on the sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the work framed?\u003c\/strong\u003e No — sold unframed with full margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — worldwide, with museum-grade flat packaging, full insurance, and shipment tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cartplacer type=\"1\" data_capture_form=\"false\" catalog=\"false\" unit=\"cm\" dimensions_standard=\"hxw\" rotate=\"false\" frames=\"true\" resizable=\"false\" button_width=\"auto\" position=\"below-add\" default_style=\"true\" gallery=\"109863\"\u003e\u003c\/artplacer\u003e \u003cartplacer additional_spaces=\"122633\" space=\"122633\" type=\"2\" data_capture_form=\"false\" catalog=\"false\" unit=\"cm\" dimensions_standard=\"hxw\" rotate=\"false\" frames=\"true\" resizable=\"false\" button_width=\"auto\" position=\"below-add\" default_style=\"true\" gallery=\"109863\"\u003e\u003c\/artplacer\u003e \u003cartplacer type=\"3\" unit=\"cm\" dimensions_standard=\"hxw\" button_width=\"auto\" position=\"below-add\" default_style=\"true\" gallery=\"109863\"\u003e\u003c\/artplacer\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Indiana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54266895532378,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/Tikva.png?v=1780919473","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/products\/robert-indiana-tikva-2018","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}