Mr. Trouble (trial proof 6)

1976

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names
Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

Michael Smallwood

Printer, American, active second half 20th century

The image features a complex arrangement of dark, swirling lines and shapes forming an abstract composition. The central area has an irregular, multi-sided shape. Nearby, elongated lines intertwine and crisscross. In the lower region, a rectangular form with angular, jagged edges is visible. The overall composition is abstract with intricate interplay of lines and forms.
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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: 45.1 x 34.5 cm (17 3/4 x 13 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 53.2 x 38.1 cm (20 15/16 x 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.82.52

  • 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

lower right below plate mark in graphite: Jacob Kainen '76; lower left bottom in graphite: MR. TROUBLE / TRIAL PROOF 6th st 1/1

Wikidata ID

Q75426140

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