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Alone

c. 1937

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names

Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image depicts a person seated outdoors. The individual is in a seated position on the ground with legs bent, one knee raised, and one hand supporting themselves. Their head is tilted downward with closed eyes. The person has short, wavy hair and wears a patterned long-sleeved top and pants. The background features trees, barren branches, hills or rock formations, and a cloudy sky, suggesting a sparse and rugged landscape.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on wove paper
Credit Line

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

plate: 12.7 x 17.8 cm (5 x 7 in.)
sheet: 20.3 x 29.2 cm (8 x 11 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1999.82.44
Catalogue Raisonné

Flint 1976, no. 44

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Kainen, Jacob, Mrs.

Bibliography

1976

Flint, Janet. Jacob Kainen: Prints, A Retrospective. Washington, DC: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1976, no. 44.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Alone; lower right in graphite: Jacob Kainen

Markings

lower left below plate mark: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA (stamp)

Watermarks

FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q75425192

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