Karl Knaths (1891-1971) Chicken Yard, 1969 Oil on canvas 30 x 36 inches (76.2 x 91.4 cm) Signed lower left: Karl Knaths Signed, dated, and inscribed on the stretcher: K. Knaths - P'town - 1969 PROVENANCE: Paul Rosenberg & Co., New York; Private collection. EXHIBITED: National Academy Galleries, New York, "Audubon Artists Annual Exhibition," 1970. HID03101062020 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Unlined canvas. A very small areas of paint loss in the red field to the upper right of center. A few scattered small dots of accretion. An approximately 4-inch horizontal line of protuberance on the canvas, just below center of right edge, most apparent under raking light. Not examined out of frame due to size.
Under UV: aforementioned accretions fluoresce. Modern pigments fluoresce as expected. No apparent retouching.
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