05-21-201005-22-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2507Boston
May 21, 2010 12:00 PMCalender
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Jim Dine, illustrator (American, b. 1935) The Picture of Dorian Gray

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$4,148$3,500
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2507Location: BostonDate / Time: May 21, 2010 12:00PM

Description:

Jim Dine, illustrator (American, b. 1935)

The Picture of Dorian Gray, written by Oscar Wilde, published in 1968 by Petersburg Press, New York & London, bound book containing twelve lithographs, plus a portfolio of ten prints (six lithograph and four etchings). Signed and numbered "Edition C Jim Dine 40/100" in blue pencil on the colophon page, signed, dated, and numbered "Jim Dine 1968 40/100" in ink on a label affixed to the case, the extra prints each signed in pencil l.r. and stamped and numbered on the reverse. Sheet sizes 17 3/8 x 12 1/4 in. (44.0 x 31.0 cm),in red leather binding and portfolio within cover with raised heart design.
Condition: Extremely subtle toning to sheets.

Provenance: Purchased from the publisher, 1977; the estate of Mary Lee Ingbar, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Keywords

Jim Dine, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian Gray, London, Petersburg Press, Oscar Wilde, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mary Lee Ingbar