The Ohio-born artist Jim Dine brought his ever-shifting, multidisciplinary vision to New York in 1958, a time of transition in the American art world. Abstract Expressionism, which had dominated the scene for years, was on the wane, and a group of young artists, including Dine, Allan Kaprow, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, was eager to replace it with a movement that flipped the traditional rules of art-making on their head.
Beyond dissolving the boundaries between mediums and genres, attaching found objects and detritus to their canvases, these revolutionaries began staging performative “happenings” in public spaces, redefining the very definition of a work of art. As Pop art took form, Dine used objects with personal significance, like his paintbrushes, to transform his paintings into two-dimensional sculptures. He was included in the Norton Simon Museum’s 1962 “New Painting of Objects,” often considered the first true Pop art exhibition in America, but he remained a chameleon, constantly changing his style, material and technique.
More than his contemporaries, Dine has forged new paths in drawing, scrawling words and names across the canvas to create graphic, abstract landscapes. He is obsessed by certain motifs — such as hearts and his own bathrobe — which recur in various forms throughout his oeuvre. He has occasionally worked in classical genres, such as portraiture, as exemplified by the 1980 aquatint Nancy Outside in July. He has also co-opted the bold, graphic vocabulary of advertising and commercials, as in the sleek 2010 composition Gay Laughter at the Wake.
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Jim Dine Mother & Son Enamel on Bronze 33” Sculpture, Rare Edition of 6
By Jim Dine
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Jim Dine Title: Mother & Son Medium: Enamel on Bronze Sculpture Dimensions: 33" x 23" x 11" Edition: Marked AP; from a Standard edition of 6 + 2 AP Years: 1996 Jim Dine'...
Bronze
$2,950
H 24.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in
“Chinoi Plaque #1” Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Etched Bronze & Pewter Wall Plaque
Located in Yardley, PA
In “Chinoi #1,” Philip and Kelvin LaVerne return to their favorite theme of Chinoiserie reverie, rendering a lyrical vignette from acid etched bronze and pewter. A lone figure ascend...
Metal, Bronze
$2,950
H 24.5 in W 17.5 in D 1 in
“Chinoi Plaque #2” Philip & Kelvin LaVerne Etched Bronze & Pewter Wall Plaque
Located in Yardley, PA
In “Chinoi #2,” Philip and Kelvin LaVerne return to their favorite theme of Chinoiserie reverie, rendering a lyrical vignette from acid etched bronze and pewter. A lone boy sits with...
Bronze, Metal
$5,900
H 13 in W 9 in D 6 in
"Clara" Bronze Sculpture 13" x 9" x 6" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
By Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Clara" Bronze Sculpture 13" x 9" x 6" inch by Sarkis Tossonian Sarkis Tossoonian was born in Alexandria in 1953. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts/Sculpture in 1979. He st...
Bronze
$4,402
H 9.85 in W 7.88 in D 5.91 in
Forest Ape I - 21st Century bronze sculpture of a Orangutan
By Antoinette Briet
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Antoinette Briet (Dutch artist) Forest Ape I 25 x 20 x 15 cm Bronze Antoinette Briet's sculpture can be called both a figurative and an abstract work of art. Her sculpted animals sh...
Bronze
$3,424
H 13 in W 3.15 in D 3.55 in
A Nice Place - 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Monkey Sculpture
By Frans van Straaten
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frans van Straaten A Nice Place 33 x 8 x 9 cm Bronze Dutch artist Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and mov...
Bronze
$6,300
H 6.3 in W 5.12 in D 3.94 in
"Cinnilla" Bronze Sculpture 16" x 13" x 10" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
By Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cinnilla" Bronze Sculpture 16" x 13" x 10" inch by Sarkis Tossonian Sarkis Tossoonian was born in Alexandria in 1953. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts/Sculpture in 1979. ...
Bronze
Pair of Elegant Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Dogs
Located in Rome, IT
Fine pair of gilt bronze dog sculptures. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.
Bronze
$3,850
H 10 in W 4 in D 2.5 in
"The man without a rod №4" Bronze Sculpture 10 x 4 in. Ed. 1/9 by Sergii Shaulis
By Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"The man without a rod №4" Bronze Sculpture 10 x 4 in. Ed. 1/9 by Sergii Shaulis 10" x 4" x 2.5'' inch Weight: 8 lbs "The man without a rod" series: The artist spent almost ten y...
Bronze
$5,217
H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 7.88 in
Time to Reflect - 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of an Owl
By Mark Dedrie
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mark Dedrie Time to Reflect Bronze Sculpture Hight bronze 16 x 25 x 20 cm Belgian artist Mark Dedrie is internationally renowned for his elegant bronze sculptures, particularly of ...
Bronze
$6,250
H 27 in W 11 in
"Gloria" Bronze and Marble sculpture 27" x 11" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
By Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gloria" Bronze and Marble sculpture 27" x 11" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Gloria, 2007 Bronze & Marble 68 x 27 cm, Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostly depict his charact...
Marble, Bronze
$5,850
H 14.5 in W 6 in
"Equine Spirit I" Bronze Sculpture 14.5" x 6" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
By Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Equine Spirit I" Bronze Sculpture 14.5" x 6" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Double-faced Bronze & Marble Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic fi...
Marble, Bronze
$1,036
H 6.7 in W 6.3 in D 3.94 in
Art Nouveau bust “Boy”, patinated bronze by Crannrey Franceschi, Art Nouveau
Located in Valladolid, ES
A spectacular patinated bronze bust of a boy, signed by Marie-Anne CRANNEY-FRANCESCHI (née en 1883) , a French sculptor of the Art Nouveau period. Its composition, facial features, ...
Bronze
Rainbow Faucet
By Jim Dine
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Jim Dine (American, born 1935) Title: Rainbow Faucet Year: 1965 Medium: Sand Cast Aluminum Faucet, Dipped In Colored Synthetic Polymer Paint Size: 5 in height x 3.9 in x 3 in Edition number: 27/75 Signed, dated, and numbered, etched onto the base Published by Tanglewood Press, Inc., New York Foundry: Knickerbocker Machine and Foundry, Inc., New York Condition: Excellent Rainbow Faucet is made from sand-cast aluminum, dipped in acrylic paint. Dine often used the rainbow motif in his drawings, paintings and prints. The title and subject of Rainbow Faucet show Jim Dine's interest in fusing imagination and everyday life. Dine chose a faucet as the focus for this piece because he spent much of his youth surrounded by tools in his grandfather's hardware store. The artist appreciates the formal and expressive potential of hardware and tools and keeps a stockpile of these in his studio for inspiration. The plumbing fixture...