
Desire in Primary Colors (D'O. & F. 120)
A vibrant triptych by Jim Dine combining aquatint and electric tool techniques in primary colors across three sheets of Rives BFK paper. The work explores themes of desire through bold color relationships and mixed media approaches.
- Medium
- Aquatint and electric tool triptych in colors, on three sheets of Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions & Works on Paper
October 21, 2025
Lot 99
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Artists in conversation

Georg Baselitz
German · b. 1938

Baselitz works with bold expressionistic mark making and raw physical energy in printmaking, often employing primary color relationships and aggressive gestural techniques that closely mirror Dine's electric tool texture and emotional intensity in this triptych.

Jasper Johns
American · b. 1930

Johns shares Dine's commitment to aquatint printmaking with layered mixed media approaches, and his recurring use of primary color structures and multi panel compositions parallels the bold chromatic framework and conceptual desire themes explored in this triptych.

Robert Rauschenberg
American · b. 1925

Rauschenberg consistently combined unconventional tools and mixed media techniques with vibrant primary color fields across multi panel works, making his approach to combining physical process with expressive color directly comparable to Dine's electric tool and aquatint methodology here.
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