Aftermath

1937

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names
Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

Federal Art Project (New York City)

Publisher

The image shows fallen debris, a large tree, and two figures walking towards wooden houses. The horizon is high and clear. Bold, expressive brushstrokes define structures with a color palette of muted earth tones, pops of bright colors, and a sky painted in grey and light blue.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Flint, Janet. Jacob Kainen: Prints, A Retrospective. Washington, DC: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1976, no. 10.

Inscriptions

below image in graphite; lower center: Aftermath; lower right: Jacob Kainen; signed in stone lower left: JK; stamped lower left: FEDERAL ART PROJECT / NYC WPA; lower center: 20 x 24; lower right: NFS / 17; upper right: 056

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Wikidata ID

Q75425202

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