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Jim Dine — Tree (A Female Robe for Karen McCready) (D'O. & F. 81)
Jim Dine

Tree (A Female Robe for Karen McCready) (D'O. & F. 81)

This etching by Jim Dine combines printmaking precision with painterly gesture, featuring a tree form rendered through fine linear work that is extensively enhanced with hand applied color. The work's dedication to Karen McCready and its subtitle referencing a female robe suggests Dine's interest in anthropomorphizing natural forms and exploring connections between the human figure and botanical imagery. The retention of full margins emphasizes the artist's commitment to the complete printed surface as part of the composition's visual statement.

Medium
Etching with extensive hand-colouring, on wove paper, with full margins.

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March 28, 2025

Lot 14

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Jim Dine, Tree (A Female Robe for Karen McCready) (D'O. & F. 81)

This etching by Jim Dine combines printmaking precision with painterly gesture, featuring a tree form rendered through fine linear work that is extensively enhanced with hand applied color. The work's dedication to Karen McCready and its subtitle referencing a female robe suggests Dine's interest in anthropomorphizing natural forms and exploring connections between the human figure and botanical imagery. The retention of full margins emphasizes the artist's commitment to the complete printed surface as part of the composition's visual statement.

Medium
Etching with extensive hand-colouring, on wove paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Hand-Colored, 20th Century, Tree, Surreal, Gestural Mark-Making, American, Romantic Aesthetic, Botanical, Mixed Media, Etching, Printmaking, Robe, Expressive, American Artist, Textile Reference, Tree and textiles, Nature, Multicolor, Modern, Multi-Colored, Figure abstraction, Neo-Expressionism, Figurative, Personal Narrative, Contemporary

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Hamilton Selway Gallery