Jacob Kainen
American · 1909–2001 · Painter, Printmaker
Jacob Kainen was an American painter and printmaker. He is also known as an art historian, writing books on John Baptist Jackson and the etchings of Canaletto. In addition,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
ArgoSloans & Kenyon · $10,000≈ £7,908≈ €9,349Sign up to see
Bright Stamboul VIRago Auctions · $6,400≈ £5,542≈ €6,406Sign up to see
The Way ILos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $5,625≈ £3,377≈ €4,095Sign up to see
Jacob Kainen’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
12 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 14 | 12 | 86% | $4.1kSign up | $4kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Oil | 14 | 12 | 86% | $4.1kSign up | $4kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 5 | 100% | $290Sign up | $200Sign up | $675Sign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $403Sign up | $403Sign up | $675Sign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $215Sign up | $200Sign up | $275Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 13 | 8 | 62% | $226Sign up | $225Sign up | $375Sign up |
| Etching | 3 | 2 | 67% | $225Sign up | $225Sign up | $225Sign up |
| Drypoint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $288Sign up | $288Sign up | $375Sign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 2 | 33% | $193Sign up | $193Sign up | $325Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $300Sign up | $300Sign up | $300Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $100Sign up | $100Sign up | $100Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.