Street with Bicycle

1951

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names
Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image shows intersecting shapes and lines forming an abstract composition. Some shapes resemble leaves, fish, and a distorted house. In the background, there are grid-like patterns and cross-hatching. The flowing lines and curves suggest organic forms, while angular shapes may allude to architectural features.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.84 × 7.3 cm (3 7/8 × 2 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 13.02 × 9.84 cm (5 1/8 × 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1247

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 1976, no. 80

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Flint, Janet. Jacob Kainen: Prints, A Retrospective. Washington, DC: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1976, p. 57, no. 80.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: JK; lower right in graphite: J Kainen

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77008591

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