Dine drew these three studies of the head of Socrates, the fourth- century B.C.. philosopher, from the same frontal viewpoint, but he worked them to various degrees. Dine directly applied spray enamel onto the sheet, creating a burst of rich black in the top right corner.
Jim Dine (b. 1935), Glyptotek Drawing 8, Charcoal and spray paint on paper, Photograph courtesy of The Pace Gallery. © 2011 Jim Dine / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York