Chance

1950

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: pen and black ink and brush and black ink over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions: overall: 34 x 47.4 cm (13 3/8 x 18 11/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1989.50.2
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Chance — Jacob Kainen. 1950.

Medium: pen and black ink and brush and black ink over graphite on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 34 x 47.4 cm (13 3/8 x 18 11/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1989.50.2. Gift of the Hom Gallery.

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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