The Summer
1992
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View on museum website →Medium
color woodcut on wove paper
Dimensions
left panel: 115.57 × 91.44 cm (45 1/2 × 36 in.) image (irregular): 105.73 × 83.82 cm (41 5/8 × 33 in.) overall: 115.57 × 274.96 cm (45 1/2 × 108 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Accession Number
2014.11.56
Art Historical Context
**The Summer** (1992) by Jim Dine is a striking color woodcut on wove paper, presented as a expansive triptych measuring over 115 cm high and nearly 275 cm wide overall. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's print collection—a generous gift from the artist himself—this work exemplifies Dine's mastery of printmaking in his later career. The left panel alone spans 115.57 × 91.44 cm, with an irregular image area that invites viewers into its layered composition. Jim Dine, a prominent American artist associated with Pop Art and Neo-Dada, often infused his works with personal motifs like hearts,...
About the Artist
Jim Dine
Jim Dine, born James Lewis Dine on June 16, 1935, in Cincinnati, Ohio, grew up in a family of Eastern European Jewish immigrants who owned a hardware store, where he spent much time surrounded by tools that would later become central motifs in his art. After his mother's death at age 12, he largely cared for himself, fostering an early independence. Dine attended Walnut Hills High School and took ...