Credit Line:Gift of Charles and Helen L. Friedman, 1964
Accession Number:64.144
Inscription: Signed (lower right): Karl Knaths
Charles and Helen L. Friedman, Pound Ridge, N. Y. (by 1954–64; their gift to MMA)
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Painting Today, 1950: A National Competitive Exhibition," December 8, 1950–February 25, 1951, unnumbered cat. (pl. 1; awarded 1st Prize).
New York. Paul Rosenberg. "Paintings by Karl Knaths from 1946 to 1953," January 11–30, 1954, no. 7 (lent by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Friedman).
New York. Paul Rosenberg. "Retrospective Loan Exhibition of Paintings, 1942–1962," December 4, 1962–January 5, 1963, no. 12 (lent by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Friedman).
New York. Paul Rosenberg & Co. "Memorial Exhibition: Paintings from 1922 to 1971 on Loan from Museums and Private Collections by Karl Knaths, 1891–1971," January 18–February 19, 1972, no. 16 (lent by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Friedman).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Still Life: 1915–1950," February 1, 1995–January 28, 1996, no catalogue.
Richmond, Va. Marsh Art Gallery. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 3–February 28, 1997, no. 22.
Little Rock. Arkansas Arts Center. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 28–May 23, 1997, no. 22.
Newport Beach, Calif. Newport Harbor Art Museum. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 20–August 15, 1997, no. 22.
Tulsa, Okla. Philbrook Museum of Art. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 12–November 7, 1997, no. 22.
Palm Beach, Fla. The Society of the Four Arts. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 9–February 8, 1998, no. 22.
Salina, Kansas. Salina Art Center. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 6–May 3, 1998, no. 22.
Alfred M. Frankfurter. "Open House at the Met." Art News 49 (December 1950), pp. 30–31, 67, ill.
Robert Beverly Hale. "A Report on American Painting Today—1950." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 9 (February 1951), p. 164, ill. p. 166.
"The Metropolitan and Modern Art: Amid Brickbats and Bouquets the Museum Holds its First U. S. Painting Competition." Life 30 (January 15, 1951), p. 35, ill. (color).
Lowery Stokes Sims inStill Life: The Object in American Art, 1915-1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Va. New York, 1996, pp. 72, 169, no. 22, ill. p. 73 (color).
Lowery Stokes Sims and Sabine Rewald inStill Life: The Object in American Art, 1915-1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Va. New York, 1996, p. 19.
Bradford R. Collins inThe Irascibles: Painters Against the Museum, New York, 1950. Ed. Bradford R. Collins et al. Exh. cat., Fundación Juan March. Madrid, 2020, fig. 1 (color, Ref. Life 1951).
Beatriz Cordero inThe Irascibles: Painters Against the Museum, New York, 1950. Ed. Bradford R. Collins et al. Exh. cat., Fundación Juan March. Madrid, 2020, pp. 94, 95 n. 30, fig. 12 (installation view, Exh. New York 1950).
Bradford R. Collins et al., ed. The Irascibles: Painters Against the Museum, New York, 1950. Exh. cat., Fundación Juan March. Madrid, 2020, ill. p. 232, no. D23 (color, Ref. Life 1951).
Ellsworth Kelly (American, Newburgh, New York 1923–2015 Spencertown, New York)
1963
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