
Jim Dine Blue Point Unique Hand Painted Lithograph Signed Two Hearts
Artist: Jim DineTitle: Blue PointMedium: Unique Offset Lithograph With Hand PaintingImage Size: 18 7/8" x 35 1/2"Frame Size: 31 1/2" x 47 1/2"Edition: 15/20, each edition is uniqueInscription: Numbered, signed, and dated on front lower left "15/20 Jim Dine 2014"Year: 2014Documentation: Gallery Certificate of AuthenticityThrough a lexicon of repeated symbols, Jim Dine uses his art to explore the construction of identity and memory. Although many of the items Dine illustrates are inherently personal, including his use of the robe, they are also intended to be universally understood; a type of cultural shorthand that feels intimate to a wide audience. Perhaps the must universal of all Dine's symbols is the heart which is immediately undersold in its meaning.Jim Dine's "Blue Point" features two side-by-side hearts created in a patchwork of brushstrokes. A master printmaker, Dine's lithographs often uses innovative techniques or unexpected elements. "Blue Point" is from an edition of 20, bu