JIM DINE "DUTCH HEARTS" LITHOGRAPH, 1970Jim Dine was one of the key artists that defined American Pop Art in the 1960s. Like Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol, Dine appropriated quintessential American images and icons. He used ubiquitous and familiar forms, like tools, food, and stylized clothing, as the basis for bold and colorful compositions inspired by Dada assemblage, Abstract Expressionism, and collage techniques. The "Heart" is the most celebrated icon in Dine's oeuvre. He uses its motif

75"H (framed)

Studies for a Boy Book

and the Centre Pompidou (Paris) to mention a few

Traces of previous adhesive verso

From the signed edition of 70

and the University of Ottawa

as the two engage in a passionate affair

Labeled 'working proof' outside of an edition of 75

Since the 1970s

such as Helen Frankenthaler or Sam Francis

Using industrial equipment

and (sexual) relationships through a wide variety of media