Mr. Trouble

1976

Jacob Kainen

Associated Names
Jacob Kainen

Artist, American, 1909 - 2001

The image shows intersecting lines and angular shapes in a dark palette, creating an abstract composition. The shapes overlap to form a chaotic mix. An angular shape is below the central area. The artwork encourages viewers to draw connections to familiar objects.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving, and aquatint in black on Rives BFK paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    plate: 44.6 x 34.9 cm (17 9/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 56.6 x 44.5 cm (22 5/16 x 17 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.30.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Flint 1976, no. 147

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1976

  • Flint, Janet. Jacob Kainen: Prints, A Retrospective. Washington, DC: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1976, no. 147.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 2/40; lower right in graphite: Jacob Kainen '76; by later hand(?), lower center in graphite: MR.TROUBLE

Watermarks

RIVES BFK FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q65570900

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