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Karl Mattern
(American, 1892 - 1969)
God is Love, 1936
Oil on canvas
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Bequest of Mary Mattern in memory of Karl Mattern, 1983.26
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Dimensions
Overall: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Accession Number
1983.26
Classifications
painting
Signed
KM (l,l oil paint)
Inscriptions
God Is Love (l,r in image) K.M. 1936 God is Love (verso u,c canvas)
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Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
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