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Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Büsser, 1912, drypoint in black on wove paper, Gift of Jacob Kainen, 2002.98.304

Büsser

Wilhelm Lehmbruck · 1912 · drypoint in black on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2002.98.304

Hendrick Goltzius, Tantalus, 1588, engraving on laid paper, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen, 2012.92.129

Tantalus

Hendrick Goltzius · 1588 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2012.92.129

This is a print of a muscular, nude man falling from the sky. His body is mostly horizontal, with his feet toward us and one leg raised, showing us his feet, groin, and legs, and most of his torso and arms. The man has a powerful, muscular chest and limbs. One of his hands is raised to his head, which is visible in profile looking upward and to the right. His hair floats in the air above his scalp. In the distance, at the bottom of the print, a winged man is visible, with a long beard. He looks upward toward the falling man, one of his arms upraised. In the top left, the sun shines brightly, light radiating outward. The scene is enclosed within a circular border with Latin inscriptions. Below, the background reveals a faintly drawn landscape with a wide body of water interrupted by three large mountains, all covered with buildings.
Hendrick Goltzius, Icarus, 1588, engraving on laid paper, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen, 2012.92.125

Icarus

Hendrick Goltzius · 1588 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2012.92.125

Henri Matisse, The Large Nude, 1906, lithograph in black on chine collé (proof), Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen, 2006.57.20

The Large Nude

Henri Matisse · 1906 · lithograph in black on chine collé (proof) ·  Accession ID  2006.57.20

Renée Sintenis, Two Nude Youths, drypoint [proof], Gift of Jacob Kainen, 2002.98.333

Two Nude Youths

Renée Sintenis · · drypoint [proof] ·  Accession ID  2002.98.333

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Smoking Peasant, color woodcut printed in blue and red, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen, 2012.92.693

Smoking Peasant

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · · color woodcut printed in blue and red ·  Accession ID  2012.92.693

This print shows an abstract depiction of a nude person seated with their body turned away from us. We can see their back and part of their profile. The person's head is turned toward the left, with their chin tucked towards their shoulder, and no distinct facial features are visible. Their hair is short and dark, styled close to their head. The person is seated in a circular basin or tub, with lines and patterns around them. The background is patterned with linear and dot-like shapes. The white lines of the print are very thick on the black background.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Female Nude, 1908, woodcut on blotting paper, Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection, 1987.47.2

Female Nude

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1908 · woodcut on blotting paper ·  Accession ID  1987.47.2

This print depicts two nude women. One woman in the center of the print is standing, her body facing us, her head turned to the left. One of her knees is slightly bent, and her hands are together, holding a cloth. She has dark, thick hair styled up into a bun, and simple facial features created with angular lines: thin eyebrows, a straight nose, and a round, closed mouth. The other woman is seated on the left of the print, facing left, leaning forward and raising a cigarette to her mouth with one hand. Her dark hair is styled up around her head, and she appears to be wearing an earring. The background is minimalistic, with abstract shapes and lines, including a bucket-shaped object between the women. The print uses bold, black lines on a light, off-white background.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Naked Girls in the Studio (Nackte Mädchen im Atelier), 1911, lithograph on wove paper, Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection, 1986.95.3

Naked Girls in the Studio (Nackte Mädchen im Atelier)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1911 · lithograph on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1986.95.3

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, The Virgin and Child Adored by Bishops, Monks, and Women, 1735/1740, pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, The Armand Hammer Collection, 1991.217.10

The Virgin and Child Adored by Bishops, Monks, and Women

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1735/1740 · pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1991.217.10

Barbara Dietzsch, A Rose-Breasted Finch Hanging from a Nail, c. 1760, watercolor and gouache on vellum on old mount, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2002.16.1

A Rose-Breasted Finch Hanging from a Nail

Barbara Dietzsch · c. 1760 · watercolor and gouache on vellum on old mount ·  Accession ID  2002.16.1