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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Ulrich I

1986

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names

Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image shows an abstract composition with jagged and geometric shapes. A large white shape with uneven edges is central, containing various forms and colors. Within this white space, a deep blue area with linear divisions is present. Above, there is an orange semi-circular form edged with green. In the bottom left corner, a red star-like formation stands out against black sections along the edges.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color woodcut on laid paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, William A. Clark Fund with the aid of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1988)
Dimensions

image: 76.52 × 53.98 cm (30 1/8 × 21 1/4 in.)
sheet: 91.44 × 61.6 cm (36 × 24 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2940
Catalogue Raisonné

Flint 1976, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hom Gallery, Washington, DC); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jacob Kainen '86; lower left in graphite: 4/25; lower left corner in graphite: ULRICH I

Wikidata ID

Q77011994

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