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Mr. Trouble (trial proof 2)

1976

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names

Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

Michael Smallwood

Printer, American, active second half 20th century

The image shows bold, intersecting black lines on a textured background. The lines create a chaotic web, with some curved shapes that may resemble a face or mask-like form. The background is filled with fine, vertical lines that add depth and texture to the artwork.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on wove paper
Credit Line

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

plate: 44.5 x 34.9 cm (17 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)
sheet: 56.3 x 44.9 cm (22 3/16 x 17 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

1999.82.48
Catalogue Raisonné

Flint 1976, no. 147, State [undesc. trial proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Kainen, Jacob

Bibliography

1976

Flint, Janet. Jacob Kainen: Prints, A Retrospective. Washington, DC: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1976, no. 147.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: MR. TROUBLE / TRIAL PROOF 2nd - 1/2

Watermarks

BFK RIVES France

Wikidata ID

Q75426127

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