Birth of Babe, the Blue Ox
Artist
Karl Knaths
(American, 1891-1971)
CultureAmerican
Date1949
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 50 1/8 x 60 3/8 in. (127.3 x 153.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 58 5/8 x 60 3/8 in. (148.9 x 153.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 58 5/8 x 60 3/8 in. (148.9 x 153.4 cm)
InscribedSigned: "Karl Knaths" lower right.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2115
Not on view
DescriptionOil on canvas painting of a cow giving birth to an ox. Label TextKarl Knaths American (1891-1971) Birth of Babe, the Blue Ox, 1949 Oil on canvas, 50 1/8 x 60 3/8 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2115Exhibition History"Three Hundred Years of American Art in the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, Va., March 1 - July 4, 1976. "Karl Knaths: Between Form and Freedom," Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA, August 8 - November 2, 2014.
