Here Dine is interested in the fragmentary quality of antique sculpture. Although the figure is centrally placed within the sheet, its jutting limbs make the composition explode into the viewer's space. By cropping the figure, Dine heightened the fragmentary nature of these objects.
Jim Dine (b. 1935), Glyptotek Drawing 2, Charcoal and india ink on plastic sheet, Photograph courtesy of The Pace Gallery. © 2011 Jim Dine / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York