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André Masson

Meditation of the Painter

1943

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
20 1/2 × 26 1/8 in. (52.1 × 66.4 cm)
Collection no.
1996.121
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Meditation of the Painter — André Masson. 1943.

Medium: Ink on paper. Dimensions: 20 1/2 × 26 1/8 in. (52.1 × 66.4 cm).

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

Credit line: Purchase, Anne Cox Chambers Gift, 1996.

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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