Karl Knaths
1891–1971

Introduction

Karl Knaths (October 21, 1891 – March 9, 1971) was an American artist whose personal approach to the Cubist aesthetic led him to create paintings that, while abstract, contained readily identifiable subjects. In addition to the Cubist painters, his work shows influence by Paul Cézanne, Wassily Kandinsky, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Paul Klee, Stuart Davis, and Agnes Weinrich. It is nonetheless, in use of heavy line, rendering of depth, disciplined treatment of color, and architecture of planes, distinctly his own.

Wikidata identifier

Q17183235

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Introduction

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500007983

Names

Karl Knaths, Knaths, Otto Karl Knaths

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