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Lilacs and Books
195530 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Karl Knaths
United States (Eau Claire, WI, 1891 - 1971, Provincetown, MA)
Object Type:
Painting
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Marion Stratton Gould Fund
Accession Number:
1956.60
Location: Not currently on view
Karl Knaths seldom left his home in Provincetown, where he primarily painted familiar Cape Cod scenes: the rambling lilac bushes that overtake the island in the summer months and the local fishermen and their gear. The 1956 exhibition from which the Gallery purchased Lilacs and Books received a glowing review in the New York Times that predicted, “Knaths’ work may well be part of the work of our time that is likely to endure.” Despite his popularity in the 1950s, his lyrical style was eclipsed in the annals of history by the muscular, dripping abstractions of Jackson Pollock and other Abstract Expressionists.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
Marks
Artist's signature, lower left: Karl Knaths
Provenance
Paul Rosenberg and Co., New York; purchased from them by the Gallery in 1956, out of the exhibition "Recent Paintings by Karl Knaths," Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York, November 28 - December 17, 1955.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Recent Paintings by Karl Knaths Paul Rosenberg & Co 11/28/1955 - 12/17/1955
- It Came from the Vault: Rarely Seen Works from MAG's Collection 3/17/2013 - 6/9/2013
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
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It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue
Entry for this artwork in the It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue. The exhibition ran from March 17-June 9, 2013