Karl Knaths (1891-1971)
SOLD BY THE ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN TO BENEFIT ITS ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM
Karl Knaths (1891-1971)

Pineapple

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Karl Knaths (1891-1971)
Pineapple
signed 'Karl Knaths' (lower right)--signed again, dated 'P-Town 1951' and inscribed with title (on the upper stretcher bar)
oil on canvas
36 x 27¼ in. (91.4 x 69.2 cm.)
Provenance
Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, acquired from the above, 1952.
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1966.
Literature
A. Lerner, The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, New York, 1974, p. 383, no. 535, illustrated.
Exhibited
New York, Paul Rosenberg & Co., Recent Paintings by Karl Knaths, November 5-24, 1951, no. 10.
Waltham, Massachusetts, Brandeis University, Three Collections, June 1-17, 1955, no. 21.
Duluth, Montana, University of Montana, Tweed Gallery, Collector's Choice, April 1-30, 1956.
Ottawa, Canada, National Gallery of Canada, and elsewhere, Some American Paintings from the Collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, January 10-31, 1957, no. 38.
New York, Paul Rosenberg & Co., Karl Knaths Memorial Exhibition, January 18-February 19, 1972, no. 19.
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Inaugural Exhibition, October 1, 1974-September 15, 1975.

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