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Source Description
Knaus made this drawing in preparation for his painting "Mud Pies" (1873) (Walters 37.21). A graduate of the Düsseldorf Academy, Knaus turned to naturalism and studied in Paris for eight years, where he achieved considerable success. He later served as an instructor at the Berlin Academy.
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Document identity
localId
8101
label
Sketch for ""Mud Pies""
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
8101
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Sketch for ""Mud Pies""
description
Knaus made this drawing in preparation for his painting "Mud Pies" (1873) (Walters 37.21). A graduate of the Düsseldorf Academy, Knaus turned to naturalism and studied in Paris for eight years, where he achieved considerable success. He later served as an instructor at the Berlin Academy.
provenance
Thomas Le Claire, Hamburg, Germany [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1982, by purchase.
date
1873
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
32.9
height
49.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 15/16 x W: 19 7/16 in. (32.9 x 49.4 cm)
Source extras
med
pencil on paper
creator_ids
5046
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2152
2179
432
2832
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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822d0350a91d7d49