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Jim Dine — A Beautiful Heart
Jim Dine — A Beautiful Heart
Jim Dine — A Beautiful Heart
Jim Dine

A Beautiful Heart

1996

Jim Dine's A Beautiful Heart is an etching and aquatint with power-tool drypoint in colors created in 1996. The work combines traditional intaglio techniques with contemporary power-tool drypoint methods on Hahnemühle paper. Dine's heart imagery has become a signature motif throughout his artistic practice. The multiple printing techniques create rich textures and vibrant color interactions on the surface. This piece demonstrates the artist's continued innovation with printmaking processes in the late twentieth century.

Medium
etching and aquatint with power-tool drypoint in colors on Hahnemühle
Dimensions

Notes

Signed, dated and numbered to lower margin ‘46/60 Jim Dine 1996’ with printer's blindstamp. This work is number 46 from the edition of 60 printed by Aldo Crommelynck, Paris and co-published by Pace Editions, Inc., New York, and Alan Cristea Gallery, London.

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Jim Dine, A Beautiful Heart, 1996

Jim Dine's A Beautiful Heart is an etching and aquatint with power-tool drypoint in colors created in 1996. The work combines traditional intaglio techniques with contemporary power-tool drypoint methods on Hahnemühle paper. Dine's heart imagery has become a signature motif throughout his artistic practice. The multiple printing techniques create rich textures and vibrant color interactions on the surface. This piece demonstrates the artist's continued innovation with printmaking processes in the late twentieth century.

Medium
etching and aquatint with power-tool drypoint in colors on Hahnemühle
Dimensions
59.4 x 48.9 cm
Year
1996
Seen at
Wright, Chicago, United States

Related themes

Colored Print, Heart Imagery, Power Tool Innovation, Expressive Work, Emotional Symbol, Aquatint Process, Intaglio Method, Hahnemühle Paper, 1990s Art, Dine Heart Series, Etching technique, Power Tool Drypoint, Contemporary Printmaking, Etching Aquatint, Mixed Printmaking, 1996 Creation, Color Application, Vibrant Colors, Multiple Techniques

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Hamilton Selway Gallery