Jim Dine (b. 1935)

Five Large Heads in London

Details

Jim Dine (b. 1935)
Five Large Heads in London
each stamped with foundry marks 'V, W, X, Y, Z'
five elements--bronze
V: 112 x 59½ x 47½ in. (284.4 x 151.4 x 151.4 x 120.6 cm.)
W: 115 x 55 x 46½ in. (292.1 x 139.7 x 120 cm.)
X: 113 x 53½ x 47¼ in. (287 x 135.8 x 120 cm.)
Y: 118 x 61½ x 39 in. (299.7 x 156.2 x 99 cm.)
Z: 116 x 55 x 47 in. (294.6 x 139.7 x 119.3 cm.)
Executed in 1983. This work is number one from an edition of three.

Provenance

Pace Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1984

Literature

M. Shapiro, Jim Dine: Sculpture and Drawings, New York, Pace Gallery 1984, fig. 24 (another example illustrated).
K. Levin, "Digesting Dine," Village Voice, New York, March 1984 (another example illustrated).
P. Moorman, "Jim Dine--Sculpture," Art News, New York, May 1984, p. 161 (another example illustrated).
Jim Dine, exh. cat., Venice, Galleria d'arte moderna di Ca'Pesaro, 1988, p. 130 (another example illustrated).
R. Fine and M. Corlett, eds, Graphicstudio: Contemporary Art from the Collaborative Workshop at the University of South Florida, Washington, National Gallery of Art, 1991, p. 89 (another example illustrated).
Jim Dine: New Paintings and Sculptures, New York, Pace Gallery,
1991, p. 8 (another example illustrated).
Public Art Tour: Featuring Jim Dine & Sculpture from the Walla Walla Foundry, Walla Walla, August 2004, n.p.
M. Anderson, Extending The Artist's Hand: Contemporary Sculpture From the Walla Walla Foundry, exh. cat., Walla Walla, August 2004, p. 29-30 (another example illustrated).
K. Moyle, "Art Department Asks for Student Input" Daily Evergreen, Washington State University, Pullman, September 2004, p. 6 (another example illustrated).
S. Boggs, "Jim Dine and the Walla Walla Foundry," Inlander, Spokane, 2004, p. 40 (another example illustrated).

Exhibited

New York, Pace Gallery, Jim Dine: Sculpture and Drawings, February-March 1984 (another example exhibited).
Pullman, Washington State University, Museum of Art, Jim Dine: Sculpture from the Walla Walla Fondry, August-October 2004 (another example exhibited).

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Lot Essay

This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonn of Jim Dine's sculptures from 1983-2013, edited by Sara Davidson, published by Artifex Press.

Please note this work will not be on view at Christie's. For further inquiries please contact the Post-War and Contemporary Art department at 212-636-2100.

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