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Five Paintbrushes (second state)

1973

Jim Dine

Associated Names

Jim Dine

Artist, American, born 1935

The image shows a group of paintbrushes of different sizes and shapes placed in a row at the top. The color palette includes earthy tones with black details on a beige background. The brushes vary in fullness and length, with some looking worn out. The composition appears somewhat symmetrical on a textured surface.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

image: 59.21 × 81.28 cm (23 5/16 × 32 in.)
sheet: 74.61 × 94.62 cm (29 3/8 × 37 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.57
Catalogue Raisonné

Krens 1977, no. 136

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1977

Krens, Thomas.Jim Dine Prints: 1970-1977. New York, 1977, 136.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Jim Dine 16/20 1973

Wikidata ID

Q76440212

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