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Seated Woman Reading

1939

Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

Jacob Kainen

Attributed to

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

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

overall: 23.3 x 15 cm (9 3/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1999.82.4.37

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Kainen Sketchbook

Jacob Kainen

1939

Seated Woman

Jacob Kainen

1939

Seated Woman Reading

Jacob Kainen

1939

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Kainen, Jacob

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Kainen '39

Wikidata ID

Q64579636

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