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Why did Jim Dine draw tools?
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Jim Dine drew tools for several reasons. He believes that tools connect humans with the past, and he is interested in capturing the history of humanity through the tools used by previous generations in his art. In addition, tools hold personal significance for Dine, whose family owned a hardware store in Cincinnati, Ohio. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Jim Dine art.
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Jim Dine Red Design for Satin Heart "The Picture of Dorian Grey" bleeding heart
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
This proof depicts one of Jim Dine's signatures motifs, a deep red heart, which drips down the page. Along the right side of the heart, hand-drawn text reads: “Red design for satin h...
Category
1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Woodcut Heart 1993 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Jim Dine
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Jim Dine
Title: Woodcut Heart. 1993
Image Size: 15 1/8 x 13 1/8 inches
Paper size: 23 × 17½ inches
Carrier: Mohawk Superfine Cover
Medium: Woodcut
Proiect Began:January 26, 1...
Category
1990s Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Heart
By Jim Dine
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Color offset lithograph
Made for an exhibition at the Galerie Maeght
Paris, 12 April - 20 May 1983.
Image in great condition, marginal defects
Category
1980s Romantic Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$191 Sale Price
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Jim Dine 'Pinocchio' SIGNED + NUMBERED Pop Art
By Jim Dine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This fascinating piece of artwork by Jim Dine titled "Pinocchio," features a seven-color silkscreen and woodcut print. The dimensions of the paper and image, along with the condition...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Mixed Media, Screen, Woodcut
$6,000 Sale Price
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Jim Dine Self Portrait in a Flat Cap (weeds) fourth state with plants flowers
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Self Portrait in a Flat Cap (weeds) fourth state 1974
Etching in black on Apta 501 paper
plate 25.4 x 31.4 cm / 10 x 12⅜ in.
paper 66.0 x 50.8 cm / 26 × 20 in.
Edition 38 with 14 Artist's Proofs
this copy an artist’s proof
Published by Petersburg Press, New York; printed by Alan Uglow and Winston Roeth
Signed, dated and annotated A/P below impression
The fourth state of a series of modifications of Jim Dine’s self portrait...
Category
1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Jim Dine Basil in Black Leather Suit from "The Picture of Dorian Gray" fashion
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Pictured in this monochromatic Jim Dine lithograph is Basil Hallward, the artist companion of Dorian Gray in Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wearing a sleek black lea...
Category
1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph