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Karl Mattern

(American, 1892 - 1969)

Untitled (Bird sancturary - man standing by decorative column in left background), 1928

Etching on paper

Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collection; Bequest of Mary Mattern, in memory of Karl Mattern, 1983.46

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Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines

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DimensionsSheet: 6 1/16 × 8 1/8 in. (15.4 × 20.6 cm)
Plate: 5 7/16 × 7 5/16 in. (13.8 × 18.6 cm)

Accession Number 1983.46

Classificationsprint

InscriptionsKM 1928 (u/r in plate)

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