Crimson Nude

1961

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: overall: 121.9 x 91.4 cm (48 x 36 in.) framed: 126.1 x 95.9 x 5.1 cm (49 5/8 x 37 3/4 x 2 in.)
Collection no.: 1998.9.1
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Crimson Nude — Jacob Kainen. 1961.

Medium: oil on canvas.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 121.9 x 91.4 cm (48 x 36 in.) framed: 126.1 x 95.9 x 5.1 cm (49 5/8 x 37 3/4 x 2 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1998.9.1. Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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