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Rambler

1978

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names

Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image displays bold, sweeping black lines and shapes across the canvas, creating an abstract composition. The dark lines twist and turn unpredictably. The background features muted shades of peach and green. The overall piece conveys a sense of dynamic motion and fluidity.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color etching and aquatint on wove paper
Credit Line

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

plate: 39.5 x 50.5 cm (15 9/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
sheet: 55.5 x 64.1 cm (21 7/8 x 25 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1999.82.37
Catalogue Raisonné

Flint 1976, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Kainen, Jacob

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jacob Kainen '78; across bottom left edge: RAMBLER

Watermarks

BFK RIVES France

Wikidata ID

Q75424560

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