Marble Mantel

1966

Karl Knaths

Artist, American, 1891 - 1971

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Collection

  • 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.)

  • Accession

    1984.29.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

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.

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.

2011

  • Extended loan for use by Vice President Joseph Biden, Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., 2011-2017.

Bibliography

1992

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

Inscriptions

lower left: Karl Knaths

Wikidata ID

Q20196631

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