This sheet combines a rich variety of media—india ink, charcoal, and spray paint. In keeping with the fragmented base of the Grave Stele of Artemon, Dine left the lower half of the sheet empty. In contrast, the top is heavily worked and marked by a direct application of spray paint.
Grave Stele of Artemon, ca. 350 B.C.., Glyptothek, Munich
Jim Dine (b. 1935), Glyptotek Drawing 23, Charcoal, spray paint, and india ink 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