Jim Dine

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Book)
1968

A textured artwork featuring a stylized black heart outline against a red and black patterned background that resembles snake skin. The heart appears to be dripping, with the drips extending towards the bottom of the image.
A textured artwork featuring a stylized black heart outline against a red and black patterned background that resembles snake skin. The heart appears to be dripping, with the drips extending towards the bottom of the image.

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Date
1968

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Book: 17 5/8 × 12 5/8 × 7/8in. (44.8 × 32.1 × 2.2 cm) Sheet (each): 17 3/8 × 12 1/4in. (44.1 × 31.1 cm)

Accession number
70.38.11a-mmm

Series
The Picture of Dorian Gray

Edition
AP | Edition C: Ed. 100, 15 APs

Publication
Printed by Atelier Desjobert and Atelier Leblanc; published by Petersburg Press

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© Jim Dine/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/38465

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