Karl Knaths
Karl Knaths | |
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Karl Knaths, 1930 | |
| Born | Otto Karl Knaths October 21, 1891 |
| Died | March 9, 1971 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Otto Knaths, Otto Karl Knaths, Otto George Knaths, Karl O. Knaths, Otto K. Knaths |
| Education | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Known for | Modern art |
| Movement | Cubism, Abstract art |
| Spouse | Helen Lena Weinrich Knaths (1876-1978) |
| Patron(s) | Duncan Phillips |
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.