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Why did Jim Dine draw tools?

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Why did Jim Dine draw tools?
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...
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1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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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...
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1990s Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

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
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1980s Romantic Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Heart
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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...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Mixed Media, Screen, Woodcut

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...
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1970s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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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

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