Jim Dine (American, b.1935) The Heart on the Rock

signed, numbered and dated 'Jim Dine 1983 6/6' (on the underside) patinated bronze 47.1 x 45.7 x 25.4 cm. (18 1/2 x 18 x 10 in.) Works from the Collection of Frank Cohen (Lots 79-95)Provenance: With The Pace Gallery, New York, 1984, where purchased by Private Collection, California Their sale; Christie's, New York, 19 September 2012, lot 138, where purchased by the present owner Exhibited: New York, The Pace Gallery, Jim Dine: Sculpture and Drawings, Feb-Mar 1984 (another cast) Literature: Marco Livingstone, Jim Dine: The Alchemy of Images, New York, 1998, p.21 (another cast) Exhibition Catalogue, The Pace Gallery, New York, Jim Dine: Sculpture and Drawings, Feb-Mar 1984, p.34 (another cast)Notes: Jim Dine is an influential American painter, printmaker, and sculptor, widely recognised as a pioneer of Pop Art and Neo-Dada. Emerging in the late 1950s, he gained prominence for his early ‘Happenings’ and his bold integration of everyday objects, such as tools, robes, and hearts, into his creative practice. While his contemporaries often pursued cool, commercial detachment, Dine consistently infused his work with a powerful, expressionistic energy, creating a deeply personal and emotionally charged iconography that set him apart from the wider Pop movement. As a self-described romantic artist, Dine uses the heart as a template to explore relationships between colour, texture, and composition. Through the dynamic repetition of a focused visual vocabulary, he has transformed the once-common heart into a deeply personal symbol.