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012. Glyptotek Drawings [12]

In Ancient Greece, graves were marked with stelae ornamented with relief depictions of the deceased and their attributes. This hunting hound originally marked a grave site. The dog is depicted in mourning, with its head down and nose to the ground.

Hunting Hound, ca. 350 B.C.., Glyptothek, Munich

Jim Dine (b. 1935), Glyptotek Drawing 12, Charcoal and pastel on plastic sheet, Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyprothek München Photograph by : Renate Kühling Photograph courtesy of The Pace Gallery. © 2011 Jim Dine / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York