Jacob Kainen
The Swimmer
1968
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Jacob Kainen
The Swimmer
1968
Physical Qualities
Oil paint, ruled in graphite, on paper, Sheet: 605 x 455 mm. (23 13/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ruth and Jacob Kainen, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Object Number
1995.195
Related to three other drawings of the same title and date included in this gift. Study for painting.
Jacob Kainen, (exhibition catalogue), essays by W. Agee and A. Berman, Washington: National Museum of American Art, 1993. Jacob Kainen Prints: A Retrospective, Washington: National Collection of Fine Arts, 1976.
Inscribed: Face: LR (in pen and ink), 'Kainen 69'; Verso: LL (in graphite), 'THE SWIMMER'
Markings: Strathmore charcoal sketchpad
