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Karl Knaths

Marble Mantel, 1966

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 76.2 x 127.7 cm (30 x 50 1/4 in.)

framed: 101 x 152.4 x 4.4 cm (39 3/4 x 60 x 1 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Collection

Accession Number

1984.29.1

Artists / Makers

Karl Knaths (artist) American, 1891 - 1971

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Inscription

lower left: Karl Knaths

Provenance

Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1984 to NGA.

Associated Names

Mellon, Paul

Exhibition History

1988: Extended loan for use by The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1988-1989.

1990: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Christopher Phillips, U.S. Embassy residence, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, 1990-1991.

1993: Extended loan for use by Secretary Richard Riley, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1993-1996, 2001.

1997: Extended loan for use by Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, D.C., 1997-2001.

2001: Extended loan for use by Secretary Roderick R. Paige, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 2001.

2006: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Peter R. Coneway, U.S. Embassy residence, Bern, Switzerland, 2006-2008.

2009: Extended loan for use by Vice President Joseph Biden, Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., 2009-2015.

Bibliography

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 219, repro.

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