Jim Dine Paris, Summer, 1997 Signed Etching, Limited Edition of 14

Artist: Jim DineTitle: Paris, Summer, 1997Medium: Etching, Drypoint and PhotogravureImage Size: 44 1/2" x 32 1/4"Frame Size: 53" x 40" x 2"Edition: 9/14Years: 1998Inscription: Numbered, signed, and dated on front lower marginDocumentation: Gallery certificate of authenticity, original gallery label on backJim Dine's artwork uses a vocabulary of repeated symbols as an autobiographical mechanism to explore ideas of memory and identity. In "Paris, Summer, 1997" the floral still life is at once deeply personal and universally relatable. The complex etching is created using both drypoint and photogravure, showcasing Dine's technical abilities as a printmaker. His technique allows him to illustrate a tremendous amount of depth, texture, and tonal variation.Measuring more than 3 1/2 feet high, the impressive scale of the piece adds an immersive, larger-than-life quality to piece. Dine's use of color (or lack thereof) is always intentional; the choice of black and white for "Paris, Summer, 199