Untitled

1948-1949

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names
Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

This abstract composition features swirling and angular lines converging into a central form resembling two overlapping spirals. The lines suggest human figures in conversation, with a backdrop resembling rooftops and a pointed structure that could be interpreted as a church spire. The work invites connections to cloaked figures and architectural forms, creating an interplay between form and suggestion.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.16 × 7.62 cm (4 × 3 in.)
    sheet: 17.15 × 13.34 cm (6 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1246

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 1976, undescribed

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

Inscriptions

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

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77008656

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