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What is Jim Dines’ most famous piece of art?

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What is Jim Dines’ most famous piece of art?
Jim Dines' most famous piece of art is The Smiling Workman. It was one of the artist's short art performances known as Happenings. During the 30-second performance, he painted the words "I love what I'm doing, HELP" on a canvas while covered in paint and drinking tomato juice meant to symbolize paint from a glass. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Jim Dine art.
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The Astra Tool /// Contemporary Pop Art Jim Dine Wrench Lithograph Colorful NY
By Jim Dine
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jim Dine (American, 1935-) Title: "The Astra Tool" Portfolio: The Astra Set *Numbered, signed, and dated by Dine in pencil lower right Year: 1985 Medium: Original Lithograph with Relief Printing on Rives BFK paper Limited edition: 185/400, (there were also 50 artist's proofs) Printer: Hansjörg Mayer of Staib & Mayer, Stuttgart, Germany Publisher: AB Astra and the artist Dine himself in association with Waddington Graphics, London, UK and Pace Editions, Inc., New York, NY Reference: "The Astra-Dine Collaboration" - Wright No. 5, page 56-57 Framing: Recently framed in a contemporary oak moulding with a 100% cotton rag mat Framed size: 36.63" x 30.63" Sheet size: 35.13" x 25" Image size: 23.82" x 19.88" Condition: Light UV stain to sheet. In excellent condition with strong colors Notes: Provenance: private collection - Norwich, UK. Comes from Dine's 1985-1986 "The Astra Set" portfolio of five lithographs with relief printing from hand-drawn mylar overlays. The five works include "The Mighty Robe I", "The Confetti Heart...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Jim Dine- Five Feet of Colorful Tools
By Jim Dine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"The Tel-Avic Museum hosts the Museum Modern Art Museum of NY February April 1980 in a retrospective of American Art in the 20th Century" Poster created for a retrospective exhibitio...
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20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Self Portrait in a Flat Cap (winter) first state
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine, Self Portrait in a Flat Cap (winter) first state 1974 Etching from one 27.0 x 33.0 cm (10⅝ x 13 inch) copper plate Printed in black on sheet of 76.2 x 55.9 cm / 30 x 22 in ...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Etching

Jim Dine-Paintings, Drawings and Etchings
By Jim Dine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jim Dine's connection with Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and his poster featuring a robe are intriguing aspects of his artistic career and collaborations. In 1976...
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20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Jim Dine-The Cardinal Red Robe
By Jim Dine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jim Dine's exhibition at the Walker Art Center in 1984, featuring a poster representing a Cardinal Robe in dark red, marked a significant moment in the artist's career and the cultur...
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20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Jim Dine-Monotypes et Gravures Les Coeurs de Jim Dine
By Jim Dine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Colored Hearts by Jim Dine, Published by Galerie Maeght, France, 1984 In 1984, Galerie Maeght in France published a series of artworks by Jim Dine featuring colored hearts—a subject...
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20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

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