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Headland

1947

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names

Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image features a series of curved and irregular shapes that intersect and overlay one another. There are forms that resemble clouds, a dark sky, a crescent moon, celestial bodies, a ship, water, reflections, waves, tangled vegetation, and shrubbery. The overlapping lines and shades create a dynamic sense of movement throughout the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

aquatint and drypoint
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

Image: 189 x 248 mm
Sheet: 273 x 375 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2758
Catalogue Raisonné

Flint 1976, no. 52

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, Headland; lower right, Jacob Kainen '47.

Wikidata ID

Q76456055

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