Jim Dine Art

Jim Dine painted hearts because he was a self-described romantic artist. He embraced the heart because he believed it was a shape with boundless possibilities and a complex meaning. ...

Jim Dine was one of the original artists that defined American Pop Art in the 1960’s. Like Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol, Dine appropriated quintessential American images and icons. He used these ubiquitous and familiar forms as the basis for bold and colorful compositions that flirted with abstraction. Dine (b. 1935) is one of the only surviving artists from the group of artists that redirected American painting in the 60’s. His most cherished work are variations and explorations of the heart motif. In “8 Hearts / Look” Dine again demonstrates his dynamic use and understanding of color. Additional images available on request. Questions about this piece? Contact Caviar20...

Exhibition poster for Jim Dine at DM Gallery, London in 1971. Printed on very thin, semi-translucent Air Conquerer paper.

Artist: Jim Dine Title: Two Hearts at Sunset Year: 2005 Medium: Lithograph on Rives BFK paper Edition: 200; signed, numbered and dated in white pencil Sheet: 19 x 25 1/2 inches (48.8 x 64.8 cm) Condition: Mint Certificate of Authenticity included. This work is a prime example of Dine’s use...

Artist: Jim Dine Title: Olympic Robe Year: 1988 Medium: Lithograph on Arches Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Paper Size: 35 x 27 in. (68.58 x 88.9 cm)

Artist: Jim Dine Title: Two Hearts at Sunset Year: 2005 Medium: Lithograph on Rives BFK paper Edition: 200; signed, numbered and dated in white pencil Sheet: 19 x 25 1/2 inches (48.8 x 64.8 cm) Condition: Mint Certificate of Authenticity included. This work is a prime example of Dine’s use...

Jim Dine was one of the original artists that defined American Pop Art in the 1960’s. Like Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol, Dine appropriated quintessential American images and icons. He used these ubiquitous and familiar forms as the basis for bold and colorful compositions that flirted with abstraction. Dine (b. 1935) is one of the only surviving artists from the group of artists that redirected American painting in the 60’s. His most cherished work are variations and explorations of the heart motif. In “8...

Andy Warhol began using the big-shot Polaroid camera in 1971, and continued using it religiously until his death in 1987. Despite the camera being discontinued in 1973, he continued to use it to capture the actors, artists, dancers, politicians, socialites, and Factory-members of his world. Frequently, Warhol's polaroids were used as preparatory works for his iconic silkscreen portraits or other artworks. They also revealed his immediate personal vision functioning as a chronicle of his surroundings and social life. In 1977, Warhol began work on two new sexually-charged bodies of work, Torsos and Sex Parts. These two series are regarded as Warhol's most daring, arguably the earliest overtly gay work in his oeuvre. Ultimately, the works in these series served to help Warhol assert his own homosexuality. Sex Parts is a series of photos featuring explicit male and female body parts, blurring the line between art and pornography. The inspiration for these works came from Polaroids that Warhol had shot through a series of photoshoots featuring models from gay clubs and bathhouses his assistant Victor Hugo had scouted. After asking the men to relax, pose, or engage in sexual activities, Warhol shot them on both 35mm and Big-Shot Polaroid. The final images are explicit, beautiful, and playful. They are an interesting counterpart to what Robert Mapplethorpe was creating at the same point in the late 1970's. The tamer images from the photoshoot became the foundation for Torsos, which featured screenprints of models posed in styles reminiscent of the "high art" classical nudes. These images challenge the value we assign to cultural artifacts, and in true Warhol fashion question what is accepted as art in society...

Jim Dine (American, b. 1935) Morning Glory, set of two, 1972 One etching and one offset lithograph in colors on Hodgkinson handmade paper Edition 29/47 (there were also 4 artist's p...

Artist: Jim Dine Title: Two Hearts at Sunset Year: 2005 Medium: Lithograph on Rives BFK paper Edition: 200; signed, numbered and dated in white pencil Sheet: 19 x 25 1/2 inches (48.8 x 64.8 cm) Condition: Mint Certificate of Authenticity included. This work is a prime example of Dine’s use...

Artist: Jim Dine Title: Two Hearts at Sunset Year: 2005 Medium: Lithograph on Rives BFK paper Edition: 200; signed, numbered and dated in white pencil Sheet...

This orginal lithograph by Jim Dine is from the set of ten prints: Ten Winter Tools. The artist realized this series in 1973. lithograph on wove pape...