Lost Shells

1985

Jim Dine

Associated Names
Jim Dine

Artist, American, born 1935

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-painted watercolor on etching, with drypoint, and power-tool drypoint on two sheets of wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet (overall): 76.2 × 103.19 cm (30 × 40 5/8 in.)
    plate: 57.15 × 90.81 cm (22 1/2 × 35 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.11.46-47

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    D'Oench/Feinberg 1986, no. 186

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Associated Artworks

The image shows a large conch shell with a textured surface. The shell has a palette of creams, pinks, and browns with engravings and speckles. It is positioned centrally against a dark background that fades to pale green near the edges. The shadows and etch marks highlight the organic form of the shell.

Lost Shells

Jim Dine

1985

The image shows a large shell with intricate textures and patterns on its surface. The color palette includes earthy tones such as light browns and beiges, with hints of pinkish purple, set against a deep dark green and black background. The shell is positioned slightly off-center towards the upper portion of the image.

Lost Shells

Jim Dine

1985

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist in 2014.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1986

  • D'Oench, Ellen G., and Jean E. Feinberg. Jim Dine: Prints, 1977-1985. New York: Harper & Row, 1986, no. 186.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: A/P, lower center: Jim Dine; lower right: 1985

Wikidata ID

Q77008330

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