Mona

1968

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names
Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image depicts an abstract representation of a person shown from the thighs up. The person is sitting with one arm resting on a surface and the other arm bent, creating a relaxed pose. The person's facial features are simplified and stylized, with dark, abstract shapes suggesting eyes, nose, and mouth, framed by flowing hair. They are wearing a dark garment with a cape or shawl-like design draped over the shoulders, contrasting with lighter areas of clothing underneath. A bracelet is visible on the wrist of the bent arm. The background consists of vertical lines creating a textured, striped pattern.
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Artwork overview


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. 100.

Inscriptions

below image in graphite; lower left: Mona; lower center; Trial Proof 1st St.; lower right: Jacob Kainen '66

Watermarks

Canterbury Text ["D" in diamond]

Wikidata ID

Q75424451

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