Robert Indiana
American · 1928–2018 · Painter, Printmaker
Robert Indiana was an American painter, sculptor and printmaker, associated with the pop art movement. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
PicassoPhillips · $1,058,500≈ £852,117≈ €1,005,701Sign up to see
NUMBERS ONE through ZEROPhillips · $915,000≈ £655,303≈ €749,202Sign up to see
LOVE (Blue Outside Red Inside)Phillips · $890,000≈ £693,525≈ €808,650Sign up to see
Robert Indiana’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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ArtSell has recorded 909 auction results for Robert Indiana between 2001 and 2026, of which 637 sold (70%). A further 93 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $50Sign up free to see to $1.1MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1.1MSign up free to see for Picasso at Phillips in May 2022. The most common medium is screenprints (476 lots). Most results come from Phillips (173), Pananti (109) and Rago Auctions (108).
911 results · page 1 of 23
- £64,500≈ $86,275≈ €75,146Sign up free to see
- Heliotherapy Love, 1995$19,200≈ £14,201≈ €16,529Sign up free to see
- $14,000≈ £10,252≈ €11,967Sign up free to see
- Art, 1992$700≈ £513≈ €598Sign up free to see
- For Friendship, 1990$700≈ £513≈ €598Sign up free to see
- La Dame Noir, 1986$900≈ £659≈ €769Sign up free to see
- $3,000≈ £2,197≈ €2,564Sign up free to see
- Ahava, 1993$3,500≈ £2,563≈ €2,992Sign up free to see
- Wall: Two Stone, 1990$600≈ £439≈ €513Sign up free to see
- American Dream, 1986$450≈ £330≈ €385Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (93)
Lots by Robert Indiana that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Robert Indiana paintings (22)Robert Indiana oil paintings (7)Robert Indiana works on paper (17)Robert Indiana drawings (13)Robert Indiana prints (577)Robert Indiana etchings (9)Robert Indiana aquatints (8)Robert Indiana lithographs (33)Robert Indiana screenprints (476)Robert Indiana multiples (28)Robert Indiana photographs (4)Robert Indiana sculpture (53)
Robert Indiana: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Robert Indiana at auction?
$1,058,500Sign up free to see, for Picasso at Phillips (May 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Robert Indiana?
The median sale price is $3.5kSign up free to see across 637 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Robert Indiana have sold at auction?
637 of 909 recorded lots sold between 2001 and 2026. 93 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Robert Indiana?
Phillips, Pananti and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Pananti · Rago Auctions
Robert Indiana signature
261 catalogued lots by Robert Indiana record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (47% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed, dated, and editioned "8/50" on interior of cover Panels: Each signed and dated on verso Box:
— Numbers, Barridoff Auctions, Apr 11, 2026Incised with the artist's signature, numbered and dated '1966-1999 R INDIANA 6/8' lower interior edge of the letter V
— Love-Blue-Green, Phillips, Oct 18, 2025Signed, dated, and editioned "8/50" on interior of cover Panels: Each signed and dated on verso Box:
— Numbers, Barridoff Auctions, Aug 16, 2025