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Winter Silence

Artist / Maker Karl Mattern (German-American, 1892 - 1969)

Date1950-1959

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions23 x 31 in. (58.4 x 78.7 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosenfield. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University.

Object numberUM82.115

Status

Not on view

Collections

Paintings

CultureAmerican

Label TextThe abstracted landscape lends itself well to winter scenes. Natural elements are concealed by snow, allowing Mattern to simplify the ground and emphasize the ominous sky filled with green-grey popcorn clouds traveling across the sky.

Locations

(not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage

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