Mr. Trouble (trial proof 5)

1976

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names
Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

Michael Smallwood

Printer, American, active second half 20th century

The image displays sharp, angular lines and rounded, swirling forms within a square frame against a textured, dark background. There are shapes resembling a heart at the center, surrounded by fragmented lines and shadowed forms. Below is a smaller rectangle with twisting linear patterns that may suggest a face or mask. The artwork is rendered in black and white, highlighting its abstract and enigmatic quality.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving, and aquatint 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 45.3 cm (22 3/16 x 17 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.82.51

  • 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

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 5th st - 1/2

Watermarks

BFK RIVES France

Wikidata ID

Q75426137

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