Comfort Ye My People

1942

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names
Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image shows jagged white shapes and lines on a black background. The shapes create the appearance of a seated figure, potentially with an outstretched hand, and a smaller figure nearby. The top section resembles birds or angular objects, while the lower portion resembles scattered stones or foliage.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on tissue paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 10 x 7.5 cm (3 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 13 x 10 cm (5 1/8 x 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.137.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Transfer 2001 from the National Gallery of Art Library.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: J Kainen; upper left verso of mat in black ball-point pen: Season's / Greetings from / the Kainens - 1942

Wikidata ID

Q76342511

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