The Heart Called Paris Spring
"The Heart Called Paris Spring" by Jim Dine is a vibrant etching with drypoint executed in colors on Rives BFK paper, showcasing the artist's signature use of the heart motif as a deeply personal symbol. Dine's masterful printmaking technique combines the precise lines of etching with the rich, velvety textures of drypoint, creating a dynamic interplay of mark-making and color. The work reflects his enduring connection to Paris, infusing the iconic heart form with a sense of romantic energy and seasonal renewal.
- Medium
- Etching with drypoint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection
April 18, 2017
Spotted works by Jim Dine
Artists in conversation
Robert Rauschenberg
American · b. 1925
Rauschenberg similarly blended printmaking techniques with expressive, layered mark making and vibrant color fields, creating works that carry the same raw emotional energy and neo expressionist spirit found in Dine's colored etching.
Jasper Johns
American · b. 1930
Johns is renowned for his masterful printmaking including etchings and drypoints on fine papers, using recurring personal symbols with rich textural surfaces and a similarly introspective yet iconic visual language closely aligned with Dine's heart motif approach.
Georg Baselitz
German · b. 1938
Baselitz creates bold neo expressionist prints combining etching and drypoint with gestural, emotionally charged mark making and strong warm color contrasts, sharing Dine's commitment to expressive printmaking as a vehicle for deeply personal symbolic imagery.
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