Composition

Karl Knaths, Composition, 1936, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration, 1971.447.49
Karl Knaths, Composition, 1936, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 3⁄8 in. (101.6 x 102.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration, 1971.447.49

Artwork Details

Title
Composition
Artist
Date
1936
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
40 x 40 3⁄8 in. (101.6 x 102.4 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from General Services Administration
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Interior — domestic — kitchen
  • New Deal — Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project — Massachusetts
  • Occupation — domestic — housekeeping
  • Recreation — leisure — conversation
  • Recreation — leisure — eating and drinking
  • Figure group
  • Animal — cat
Object Number
1971.447.49
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1971.447.49

Works by this artist (12 items)

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Karl Knaths, Untitled, ca. 1939-1940, gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Patricia and Phillip Frost, 1986.92.63R-V
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1939-1940
gouache on paper
Not on view
Karl Knaths, Composition, 1936, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration, 1971.447.49
Composition
Artist
Date1936
oil on canvas
Not on view
Karl Knaths, Wisconsin, from the United States Series, ca. 1947, oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.161
Wisconsin, from the United States Series
Artist
Dateca. 1947
oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard
Not on view
Karl Knaths, Clam Diggers, 1959, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.49
Clam Diggers
Artist
Date1959
oil on canvas
Not on view