• Post-War and Contemporary Art  auction at Christies

    Sale 2315

    Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session Including Works from the Collection of Michael Crichton

    New York

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    12 May 2010

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    Lot 183

    Jim Dine (b. 1935)

    Thief #3

    Price realised

    USD 230,500

    Estimate

    USD 70,000 - USD 100,000

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    Jim Dine (b. 1935)
    Thief #3
    signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'For Jeremiah Dine Matthew Dine Nicholas Dine Christmas 1963 from Jim Dine "Thief" #3 Jim Dine 1964' (on the reverse)
    oil, charcoal, wood, metal, wire and rubber found objects on canvas
    40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm.)
    Executed in 1964.

    Provenance

    Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
    Private collection, New York, acquired from the above
    Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 12 May 2005, lot 103
    Acquired at the above sale by the previous owner
    Private collection, New York

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