Dine, Jim

The Photographs, So Far. Vol. 1 - 4

Göttingen: Steidl, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Item #1674
ISBN: 388243905X

Dine, Jim. The Photographs, So Far. Göttingen: Steidl, 2003. First edition. Four volumes. Original publisher's pictorial cloth bindings in green, red, yellow, and blue, with handwritten-style lettering, housed in the original burgundy cloth-covered slipcase. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs. ISBN: 9783882439055.

Condition: Near fine set with minor shelfwear. Light rubbing to the bindings and a few small marks to the cloth, including a small spot on the blue volume and faint marks on the red and yellow covers. Slipcase shows slight rubbing and minor wear at the corners and edges. Page edges appear clean and bright. All four volumes and the original slipcase are present.

A substantial four-volume catalogue raisonné documenting Jim Dine's photographic work from the mid-1990s through 2003, published in conjunction with his first comprehensive photography exhibition. Comprising 1,046 pages and approximately 548 photographic plates, the set is divided into Heliogravures, Digital Prints, Polaroids, Chromogenics & Gelatin Silver Prints, and Text. The final volume includes critical essays by Andy Grundberg, Marco Livingstone, and Stephanie Wiles, an interview with Jean-Luc Monterosso, and a catalogue raisonné. Designed by Jim Dine and Diana Michener, the publication explores the artist's distinctive photographic treatment of recurring subjects, including tools, hearts, skulls, birds, and figures.

Price: $100.00