Jim Dine

Sunflower Heart (from 2005 Suite), 2005

Medium: Lithograph in Colors on BFK Rives Paper

Edition: 33/200

Artwork Size: 26.375 x 20.5 in

Framed Size: 38.5 x 32.75 x 1.5 in

This work is Framed

Signed in pencil and numbered 33/200 (there were also 10 artist's proofs), 
Published/printed by Marco Fine Arts Contemporary, Hawthorne, CA/Atelier Michael Woolworth, Paris
 
Jim Dine’s hearts are one of the most enduring motifs in contemporary art, and they have occupied his work for over six decades. The artist first introduced the heart shape in the early 1960s, inspired by its universal meaning and emotional directness Fine Art News. Unlike many Pop Art contemporaries who used commercial imagery for irony, Dine turned the heart into a deeply personal symbol—a kind of self-portrait that could express the full spectrum of human feeling, from joy and passion to pain and vulnerability.
 
For Dine, the heart became a template for all his emotions. This motif allowed him to explore love, memory, and the creative spirit in a way that was both accessible and intimate.