Dine, Jim. THE NEW FRENCH TOOLS 5 - BOULEVARD VICTOR DOUBLE SKY. D;Oench and Feinberg 175. Etching and aquatint and electric tools on two plates, with hand painting of the paper in blue acrylic before painting,1984. Edition of 50, plus 10 proofs. Signed, numbered 16/50 and dated 1984, all in pencil. Printed on Japan paper by Aldo Crommelynk in Paris, and published by Pace Editions, NY. 24 1/4 x 40 inches (plate) 31 1/2 x 45 inches (sheet), framed to 38 x 51 inches. In excellent condition.The suite of five prints was made with Crommelynk during 1983 and 1984, and marked a return to a theme Dine had used during the 1960s and 70s. Power tools were used to create most of the imagery, and the plates were also etched and worked with spit-bite aquatint. The blue acrylic used on the paper for this print created a "skin" on the paper to create a new effect. The titles relates not to the tools, but to places or streets near Crommelynk's atelier.
