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Karl Knaths — Agnes and Helen
Karl Knaths

Agnes and Helen

1916

This monotype depicts an interior scene with a woman in a black dress standing before a bed, her back to the viewer, while another figure in yellow appears in a doorway beyond. The composition emphasizes bold outlines and flattened forms characteristic of early modernism, with warm yellows and cool purples creating a vibrant chromatic tension. Musical instruments including a piano suggest a cultivated domestic interior, while the intimate subject matter and expressive handling reflect the artist's engagement with figure painting and interior spaces. The work exemplifies the modernist aesthetic that flourished in early twentieth-century American art communities.

Medium
Monotype
Dimensions

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Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction

May 16, 2026

Estimate: $1,500$2,000

Lot 48

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Karl Knaths, Agnes and Helen, 1916

This monotype depicts an interior scene with a woman in a black dress standing before a bed, her back to the viewer, while another figure in yellow appears in a doorway beyond. The composition emphasizes bold outlines and flattened forms characteristic of early modernism, with warm yellows and cool purples creating a vibrant chromatic tension. Musical instruments including a piano suggest a cultivated domestic interior, while the intimate subject matter and expressive handling reflect the artist's engagement with figure painting and interior spaces. The work exemplifies the modernist aesthetic that flourished in early twentieth-century American art communities.

Medium
Monotype
Dimensions
38.1 x 30.5 cm
Year
1916
Seen at
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, United States

Related themes

Regional Painting, Stylized Form, 20th Century, Black Dress, Bedroom Scene, Cape Cod, Interior Scene, Bold Color, Expressionism, Monotype, Printmaking, Domestic Space, Color Field, Figurative Art, Modernism, Woman Figure, American Art, Figure Painting, Intimate Scene, Musical Instruments

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