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Intersection

1955

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names

Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

Jacob Kainen

Printer, American, 1909 - 2001

The image depicts bold, contrasting black and white shapes that are fragmented and angular. The abstract composition includes forms resembling architectural structures and linear elements that curve and intersect. A figure on the left resembles a stylized chess pawn. The use of black and white with stark lines conveys depth and movement, drawing the viewer into an abstract urban environment. The overall pattern suggests a city viewed from above or in silhouette.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen in honor of the artist's 90th birthday
Dimensions

block: 31.1 x 38.4 cm (12 1/4 x 15 1/8 in.)
sheet: 38.1 x 48.9 cm (15 x 19 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1999.82.27
Catalogue Raisonné

Flint 1976, no. 90

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1999

Associated Names

Kainen, Jacob

Bibliography

1976

Flint, Janet. Jacob Kainen: Prints, A Retrospective. Washington, DC: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1976, no. 90.

Inscriptions

below image in graphite; lower left: Intersection; lower center: 6/30, lower right: Jacob Kainen 1955

Wikidata ID

Q75424342

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