A woman holding a child

1946

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Engraving with ink residue creating tone through wiping with a cloth
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/16 × 6 7/16 in. (21.5 × 16.3 cm) Image: 5 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (14.5 × 10.5 cm)
Collection no.: 46.46.640
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

A woman holding a child — Alfredo Zalce. 1946.

Medium: Engraving with ink residue creating tone through wiping with a cloth. Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/16 × 6 7/16 in. (21.5 × 16.3 cm) Image: 5 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (14.5 × 10.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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