Jacob Kainen: career timeline
American · 1909–2001 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 13 of 44 lots (33% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | $4kSign up | Oil |
| 1970s | 7 | 5 | $675Sign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | $5.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | $10kSign up | Oil |
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1960s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $4kSign up
- Average
- $4kSign up
- Typical size
- 29 × 23.5 in (74 × 60 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1962 Man Astride a Chair 1962$4kSign up
1968 The Golden CalfResult not published
1970s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $675Sign up
- Average
- $2.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 26.5 × 20 in (67 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Lithograph (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (2)
1972 Secretary General$4kSign up
1972 Untitled Abstract$170Sign up
1972 Fabizio$325Sign up
1973 Pushkin, 1973 (From The Russia Suite)Result not published
1976 MasqueradeUnsold
1977 Abstract in Salmon with Blue Strokes$675Sign up
1978 The Way I$5.6kSign up
1980s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $5.3kSign up
- Average
- $5.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 51 × 54 in (129 × 137 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- —
1981 Untitled 1981$4.1kSign up
1985 Bright Stamboul VI$6.4kSign up
1985 Bright Stamboul VI$5.3kSign up
1990s 1 work
Creation date not recorded
27 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $275Sign up
- Average
- $1.4kSign up
- Typical size
- 41.5 × 36 in (106 × 91 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Print (other) (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2003 POSTER FOR THE THEATER CHAMBER PLAYERS OF THE KENNEDY CENTER 1991-1992, pen signed "Jacob Kainen" lower right$100Sign up
sold 2007 Seated Woman$275Sign up
sold 2007 The Way LxxivUnsold
sold 2007 Aegean V$3.8kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 14 works
- Sold
- 8 of 14
- Median
- $263Sign up
- Average
- $594Sign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 14.5 in (46 × 37 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (4), Drypoint (3), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (4), Sunsets & night (2)
sold 2010 Peasant Woman$130Sign up
sold 2010 Self-Portrait$375Sign up
sold 2010 Head$300Sign up
sold 2012 Peter the Great (From the Russian Series)Unsold
sold 2012 Store Front$225Sign up
sold 2012 The Avenue$225Sign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2015 - ''The Night Obscure'' (Flint 69)-Result not published
sold 2016 Figure of Seated Woman$200Sign up
sold 2017 Untitled$900Sign up
sold 2018 - ''Insomniac III''-Result not published
sold 2018 - ''Bright Afternoon''- color softgroundResult not published
sold 2018 - ''The Night Obscure'' (Flint 69)-Result not published
…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 4 of 9
- Median
- $723Sign up
- Average
- $828Sign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 28.5 in (53 × 72 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (4), Oil (2), Drypoint (2)
- Subjects
- Birds (1), Sunsets & night (1)
sold 2021 No Dominion$60Sign up · sold 4×
sold 2023 The Midnight RideResult not published
sold 2023 Untitled$1.2kSign up
sold 2023 Forest Bird$1.8kSign up
sold 2024 Store Front$200Sign up
sold 2024 Bright Afternoon color softgroundResult not published
Show 3 more (2020s)
sold 2024 JackpotResult not published
sold 2025 Bright Afternoon color softgroundResult not published
sold 2025 The Night ObscureResult not published
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Jacob Kainen auction results →