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Inspired by the historic 1913 Armory Show exhibition of Modern Art in New York, Karl Knaths moved from Chicago to Massachusetts and marked the beginning of his life-long relationship with Provincetown and Modernism.
Author Dorothy Gees Seckler observes about the artist: “From his reading of the Bible [and]…the mystical doctrines of Emmanual Swedenborg, Knaths gradually derived a concept of a structured universe to which the structures of a painting could be related.” Musical composition and the mystic meanings of numbers also inform the palette and implementation of complex theories inherent in Knaths’ work.
The brilliantly diffused light in this work soars parallel to the painting’s structures, rather than against them - an artifact of Knath’s explorations of cubism, fauvism, and his careful studies of Swedenborg.
- Creator:Karl Knaths (1891-1971, American)
- Creation Year:n.d.
- Dimensions:Height: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Provincetown, MA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2511212423842
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