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Breadline, New York

Clare Leighton · 1932

Clare Leighton: Documented works 1924–1952 (not lifespan)

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Clare Leighton

Breadline, New York

1932

wood engraving in black on wove paper · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Exact year
Medium
wood engraving in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 29.85 × 20 cm (11 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 44.45 × 29.21 cm (17 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)
Collection no.
2008.115.3119
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Breadline, New York — Clare Leighton. 1932.

Medium: wood engraving in black on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 29.85 × 20 cm (11 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 44.45 × 29.21 cm (17 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2008.115.3119. Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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