Karl Knaths

Fisherman's Shack
1959

An abstract expressionist painting featuring a complex composition of geometric and organic shapes with a palette of red, green, purple, black, and white. Bold black lines define the shapes and add a sense of movement. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

An abstract expressionist painting featuring a complex composition of geometric and organic shapes with a palette of red, green, purple, black, and white. Bold black lines define the shapes and add a sense of movement. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1959

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 50 3/16 × 30 3/16in. (127.5 × 76.7 cm)

Accession number
63.75

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard S. Field

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Karl Knaths
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