Untitled Cast Concrete
1981/1985
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View on museum website →Medium
cast concrete and aluminum with painted additions
Dimensions
overall (head): 47 x 30.5 x 11.3 cm (18 1/2 x 12 x 4 7/16 in.) overall (stand): 128.3 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm (50 1/2 x 15 x 15 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida and the Artist
Accession Number
1986.26.27.a-c
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the National Gallery of Art are invited to encounter *Untitled Cast Concrete* (1981/1985), a striking sculpture by Jim Dine, the renowned artist associated with Pop Art and later neo-expressionism. This work features a cast concrete head, measuring 47 x 30.5 x 11.3 cm, perched atop a substantial aluminum stand (128.3 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm). Dine's use of industrial materials like concrete—durable and monolithic—contrasts with delicate painted additions, infusing the piece with his signature blend of raw materiality and personal, expressive color. Created in collaboration with Graphicst...
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 ...