Untitled (Group of buildings, wooden fence and two large trees in center background) – All Works – eMuseum

Karl Mattern

(American, 1892 - 1969)

Untitled (Group of buildings, wooden fence and two large trees in center background), date unknown

Woodcut on Japan paper

Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Bequest of Mary Mattern, in memory of Karl Mattern, 1983.44

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Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines

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DimensionsSheet: 8 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (22.5 × 25.1 cm)
Plate: 4 5/8 × 6 1/8 in. (11.7 × 15.6 cm)

Accession Number 1983.44

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InscriptionsKarl Mattern (l,l below plate in pencil)

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