Sun in the Hills

1951

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names
Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image shows a series of jagged, angular black lines intersecting on the canvas. In the background, there is a large red circular shape against a textured surface of greens, blues, and purples.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • Modern American Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014-2015

Bibliography

1976

  • Flint, Janet. Jacob Kainen: Prints, A Retrospective. Washington, DC: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1976, no. 81.

Inscriptions

below image in graphite; lower left: Sun in the Hills; lower right: Jacob Kainen '51

Wikidata ID

Q75424332

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