Magus

1987

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names
Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image contains bold black and gray rectangular shapes bordered with vibrant blue lines intersected by curving lines. Smaller whimsical elements are present, including a large dark circle and yellow zigzag patterns. Red and yellow markings add to the abstract composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Susan Paul Firestone)

  • Dimensions

    image: 76.52 × 53.66 cm (30 1/8 × 21 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 90.17 × 61.6 cm (35 1/2 × 24 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3088

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 1976, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan Paul Firestone, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jacob Kainen '87; lower left in graphite: 7/25; lower left corner in graphite: MAGUS

Wikidata ID

Q77009715

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