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Karl Knaths (1891-1971)
Bar Room
Details
Karl Knaths (1891-1971)
Bar Room
signed 'Karl Knaths' (lower right)
oil on canvas
40¼ x 40½ in. (102.2 x 102.9 cm.)
Painted in 1944.
Bar Room
signed 'Karl Knaths' (lower right)
oil on canvas
40¼ x 40½ in. (102.2 x 102.9 cm.)
Painted in 1944.
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.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, acquired from the above, 1952.
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1966.
Literature
M. Riley, "Karl Knaths Comes Out of the Blue," Art Digest, April 1, 1945, p. 58, no. 13.
Exhibited
New York, New Art Circle, New Work by Karl Knaths, March-April 1945.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Institute, Painting in the United States, 1945, October 11-December 9, 1945.
Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University, September 1946.
San Francisco, California, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, December 1946.
Greenwich, Connecticut, Greenwich Library, October 15-November 30, 1957.
New York, Paul Rosenberg & Co., Karl Knaths: Retrospective Loan Exhibition of Paintings, 1942-1962, December 4, 1962-January 5, 1963, no. 1.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Institute, Painting in the United States, 1945, October 11-December 9, 1945.
Bloomington, Indiana, Indiana University, September 1946.
San Francisco, California, M.H. De Young Memorial Museum, December 1946.
Greenwich, Connecticut, Greenwich Library, October 15-November 30, 1957.
New York, Paul Rosenberg & Co., Karl Knaths: Retrospective Loan Exhibition of Paintings, 1942-1962, December 4, 1962-January 5, 1963, no. 1.
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Bridget Young
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