Atheism
A vibrant and expressive lithograph by Jim Dine, *Atheism* combines the bold, gestural energy of printed color with the intimate touch of hand-applied pigment on the textured surface of Arches Cover paper. True to Dine's signature style, the work likely incorporates his recurring symbolic vocabulary, merging personal iconography with raw, painterly mark-making. The interplay between the mechanical precision of lithography and the spontaneity of hand-coloring creates a dynamic tension that reflects Dine's enduring exploration of identity and meaning.
- Medium
- Lithograph in colors with hand-coloring, on Arches Cover paper, the full sheet.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
October 26, 2016
Spotted works by Jim Dine
Artists in conversation
Robert Rauschenberg
American · b. 1925
Rauschenberg similarly combined printmaking with hand applied gestures and mixed media techniques, blending mechanical reproduction with spontaneous mark making to create works full of vibrant color and personal symbolic energy.
Jasper Johns
American · b. 1930
Johns worked extensively with lithography and hand coloring on fine papers, layering personal iconography with painterly gestures in a way that mirrors Dine's dynamic tension between print precision and expressive spontaneity.
David Hockney
British · b. 1937
Hockney produced boldly colorful lithographs with hand worked surfaces and a strong sense of personal symbolism, sharing with this piece the quality of intimate mark making layered over a printed foundation on high quality paper.
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