Lithograph in colors on Arches paper.
Signed in pencil, dated and annotated.
Co-published by Petersburg Press, New York/Ulstein Propyläen Verlag, Berlin.
Printed by William Law, New York.
from Hommage à Picasso
Big Red Wrench in a Landscape by Jim Dine, created in 1973 for the Hommage à Picasso portfolio, is a color lithograph that merges Pop Art sensibilities with personal symbolism. Centered against a softly sprayed blue and green background, a single, oversized pipe wrench dominates the composition. Rendered with bold contrasts and fine textures, the tool appears monumental and almost sculptural. Dine often elevates everyday objects—like tools and robes—imbuing them with emotional or autobiographical meaning. Here, the wrench becomes a surrogate self-portrait or emblem of labor and craftsmanship, echoing Picasso’s own fascination with objects and their expressive potential.
Jim Dine (USA, 1935) is a prominent artist known for his expressive works that blend Pop Art with personal symbolism. Often featuring recurring motifs like hearts, tools, and robes, his art explores identity, emotion, and memory. Working across painting, sculpture, and printmaking, Dine has left a lasting mark on contemporary art.
Lithograph Lithography is a printing method based on the principle that water and oil do not mix. It can be used to print artwork or text onto paper or other suitable materials. Traditionally, an image was drawn with wax, fat, or oil onto a lithographic limestone surface or plate. Today, metal plates and other surfaces are also used in lithographic printing.
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper.
Signed in pencil, dated and annotated.
Co-published by Petersburg Press, New York/Ulstein Propyläen Verlag, Berlin.
Printed by William Law, New York.
from Hommage à Picasso
Big Red Wrench in a Landscape by Jim Dine, created in 1973 for the Hommage à Picasso portfolio, is a color lithograph that merges Pop Art sensibilities with personal symbolism. Centered against a softly sprayed blue and green background, a single, oversized pipe wrench dominates the composition. Rendered with bold contrasts and fine textures, the tool appears monumental and almost sculptural. Dine often elevates everyday objects—like tools and robes—imbuing them with emotional or autobiographical meaning. Here, the wrench becomes a surrogate self-portrait or emblem of labor and craftsmanship, echoing Picasso’s own fascination with objects and their expressive potential.
Jim Dine (USA, 1935) is a prominent artist known for his expressive works that blend Pop Art with personal symbolism. Often featuring recurring motifs like hearts, tools, and robes, his art explores identity, emotion, and memory. Working across painting, sculpture, and printmaking, Dine has left a lasting mark on contemporary art.
Actually, I'm interested in the problem and not in solutions. … I paint about the problems of how to make a picture work, the problems of seeing, of making people aware without handing it to them on a silver platter.
- Jim Dine
Jim Dine (b. 1935 USA) is an influential American artist associated with the Pop Art movement, although his work defies easy categorization. Dine is known for his recurring use of everyday objects, such as tools, bathrobes, and hearts, which he imbues with personal significance and emotional depth. His work spans a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, printmaking, and installation, and often features a rich use of color and texture. Dine's art explores themes of memory, identity, and the intersection of the personal and the universal, often blurring the boundaries between art and life. While his early work was associated with the Pop Art movement, Dine’s later work has taken on a more introspective and expressive quality, contributing significantly to the development of contemporary art over several decades.
A found object is a term used to describe a man-made or natural object, or a fragment of one, that an artist discovers or purchases and keeps for inspiration or as a work of art. The artist may also modify the object or incorporate it into a collage or assemblage, transforming it into a new piece of art.