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The Swimmer III

Jacob Kainen

The Swimmer III

1968

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Jacob Kainen

The Swimmer III

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 1995.200
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 III - OIL'

Markings: Strathmore charcoal sketchpad

Artist

Jacob Kainen

1908–2000

American, 1909-2001
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