54 items from 60 Chester Square – Jim Dine’s 70’s London studio

A unique collection of Jim Dine artwork and ephemera

The index of our unique collection saved from the bins of Jim Dine’s vacated Chester Square studio in 1971 at the request of Princess Sylvia Guirey (née Obolensky/Astor) the artist’s London landlady, this collection was stored and forgotten until 2012. The collection is for sale as a whole

1. Portfolio case with chalk sketches & scribbles to the exterior and interior – some writing in Dine’s hand
2. Paint trowel with traces of paint on the blade & handle – multiple colours
3. Broken heart print block on perspex with wooden handle
4. Handgun print block – Rubber mounted on wood (made for Leonard Cohen poster 1968)
5. Broken heart print block on plywood
6. Jim Dine: Recent Paintings and Drawings, Robert Fraser Gallery – offset lithograph poster, signed by Jim Dine and numbered 15/100
7. The United States Pavilion Expo’67 – catalogue (Including “American Painting Now”, an exhibit of 23 huge paintings by well-known artists of the 1960s, commissioned for the pavilion by head curator Alan Solomon. The list of artists read like a Who’s Who of modern art, and included James Rosenquist, Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, Jaspter Johns, Jim Dine, Ellsworth Kelly, Barnett Newman, Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein.)
8. Car Crash Blues – typed and hand written poem by Adrian Henri dedicated to Jim Dine (Adrian Henri was a British poet and painter best remembered as the founder of poetry-rock group the Liverpool Scene.)
9. Painted cut-out heart on board – pencil hearts to the verso, unsigned, attributed to Jim Dine.
10. Small Painted cut-out heart on paper – folded down the middle, unsigned, attributed to Jim Dine.
11. Hand made “Heart” doily birthday card inscribed “with Love to Father” Presumably made by one of Dine’s 3 sons. (Gifted to Jim Dine.)
12. Photocopy of “OVERNIGHT HOLIDAY SPEECH” relating to “Maquette for a portfolio for Editions Alecto” with hand written annotation (by Dine?)
13. Statement of account from Editions Alecto 1968 (Editions Alecto produced most of Dine’s print editions in London during the 1960’s)
14. Letter from Arthur A Cohen to Jim Dine
15. 8” x 10” black and white photo of the Exhibition “Jim Dine’s designs for a Midsummer Night’s Dream” by George Cserna
16. 8” x 10” black and white photo of the Exhibition “Jim Dine’s designs for a Midsummer Night’s Dream” by George Cserna
17. 8” x 10” black and white photo of the Exhibition “Jim Dine’s designs for a Midsummer Night’s Dream” by George Cserna
18. 8” x 10” black and white photo of the Exhibition “Jim Dine’s designs for a Midsummer Night’s Dream” by George Cserna
19. A letter to Jim Dine about his print Vreeland from “Francis” unidentified, perhaps  someone from Editions Alecto?
20. line drawing in graphite of a pair of spectacles, unsigned, attributed to Jim Dine.
21. line drawing in graphite of a handgun, unsigned (preparatory sketch for block print for Leonard Cohen poster 1968), attributed to Jim Dine.
22. line drawing in graphite of a hammer, unsigned (preparatory sketch for block print for Leonard Cohen poster 1968), attributed to Jim Dine.
23. line drawing in graphite of a hand, unsigned (preparatory sketch for block print for Leonard Cohen poster 1968), attributed to Jim Dine.
24. Letter from Adrian Henri to Jim Dine (originally accompanying item 8)
25. Gallery catalogue of Jim Dine’s 1962 show at Galleria dell’Ariete, Milan
26. Typed manuscript of “BUN” by Tom Clark and Ron Padgett – with a hand written correction and signed Ron Padgett
27. Unused blank machine printed greeting card of Oberon’s costume for a midsummer night’s dream – Museum of modern art, New York 1967
28. Portrait/Self portrait from behind of Jim Dine, unsigned – pen, crayon and collage.
29. four 3” x 4” black and white photos of the Exhibition “Jim Dine’s designs for a Midsummer Night’s Dream” dated on the backs 14.8.67
30. Postcard addressed to Jim Dine at 69, Overstrand Mansions, Prince of Wales Drive, London SW11 from Alan R Solomon(?)
31. Souvenir of Maine – The Pine tree state published by Chisholm Brothers, Portland ME.
32. six various European postcards from the early 20thC
33. Folder of Instantex including 3 half torn part used sheets of Letraset Instantex rub-down texture sheet and 2 part used sheets of Letraset instant lettering Folio Bold (Bauer) 54pt
34. two unused sheets of Rives BFK rag paper folded into quarters
35. 7 sheets of photocopied poetry – hand numbered on the back of each sheet
36. Hardback copy of KEX by EDUARDO PAOLOZZI Chicago: William and Noma Copley Foundation, 1966. Small square 4to. Original pink and light blue hardcover with see-through acetate dust-jacket protector.
37. An unused Austin motoring diary 1968
38. A small compliments card from the MacDowell artists colony, Peterborough New Hampshire – addressed to Mr. Jim Dine with note to J.D. on the inside from the director.
39. Postcard to Jim Dine from “Bill” fixed with two “first man on the moon” stamps addressed to 60, Chester Square
40. Unused set of postcards – booklet “Eglise de Notre-Dame” Bruges early 20thC
41. Early 19th century booklet “Blind Susan – or –  The affectionate family” published New York 1836
42. “My own Hymn book” Sidney’s press, New Haven S Babcock 1834
43. A half used book of BEA matches
44. A Sheet of Letraset “Cooper Black” 72pt font with the letters “B” “U” “N” missing presumably relating to Dine’s illustrations of the poem “BUN” by Tom Clark and Ron Padgett. In its original Letraset bag along with its paid invoice from The Chelsea Art stores, Kings Road Chelsea 29th Dec 1967.
45. large palette/kitchen knife with traces of blue & white paint
46. Large worn paintbrush with traces of paint – multiple colours
47. Two smaller paintbrushes, one cut in half – both with traces of paint, multiple colours.
48. An “A B Dick” Offset reproducing pencil made in USA, a Japanese ‘Dragon marker” & a damaged Steadtler 6B pencil.
49. four Kodachrome 35mm transparency slides of views of construction sites hand numbered 1,2,5,13 dated June ’69, attributed to Jim Dine.
50. Sample booklet of tracing papers containing two abstract sketches, one initialed J.D.
51. Sixteen 3” x 4” black and white photos of the Exhibition “Jim Dine’s designs for a Midsummer Night’s Dream” dated on the backs 14.8.67
52. Eight assorted used and unused European postcards, mostly Welsh locations.
53. The Rules & Bye-Laws of The Queen’s Club Limited (cover missing)
54. Two torn out pages featuring black & white reproductions of two lithographs by Dine “Midsummer wall” & “Night palette”

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