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Basil in Black Leather Suit by Jim Dine from The Picture of Dorian Gray fashion

1968

$1,500
£1,146.16
€1,370.28
CA$2,172.56
A$2,224.41
CHF 1,263.40
MX$28,447.22
NOK 14,533.30
SEK 15,102.02
DKK 10,243.03

About the Item

Pictured in this monochromatic Jim Dine lithograph is Basil Hallward, the artist companion of Dorian Gray in Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wearing a sleek black leather suit with wide pant legs, the male figure looks to his right, with a hand placed jauntily on his hip. Drips of mauve ink highlight the text written near his feet: "Basil in Black Leather Suit". A bloom of translucent orange-red ink emerges from the man's back, a reference to Basil's death by knife wound at the hands of Dorian Gray. Lithograph by Jim Dine from one of his most important artist’s books – completely designed and illustrated by Dine. Signed proof aside from Edition A (edition 200) and Edition C (edition 100). Signed by the artist lower right in pencil. Dine was working on the sets and costumes for a stage version of Oscar Wilde’s famed novel, and when the play did not come to fruition, Petersburg Press proposed that he make a book using his annotated typescript of the play. Dine then drew 12 lithographs illustrating his costume and set designs which are included in the book and an additional 4 etchings, separate from the book, which are included loose in Editions A and C. Dine would go on to be a frequent Petersburg Press collaborator. A copy of this print is in the collection of National Gallery of Art, Maryland; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The book is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; Albright-Knox Museum, Buffalo; National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; MoMA, New York; and the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin. Catalogue reference: Jim Dine: Complete Graphics with essay by John Russell, Galerie Mikro Berlin Kestner Gesellschaft Hannover Petersburg Press London 1970, 47c Condition: This print is not pre-owned and has been stored in the publisher's archives since publication. Aging of the paper tone and various small discolorations and imperfections.
  • Creator:
    Jim Dine (1935, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1968
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    This print is not pre-owned and has been stored in the publisher's archives since publication. Aging of the paper tone and various small discolorations and imperfections.
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1211217300352

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