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David Smith

Study for Sculpture, Number 2

1950

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Brush and egg ink on paper
Dimensions
20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm)
Collection no.
1994.368
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Study for Sculpture, Number 2 — David Smith. 1950.

Medium: Brush and egg ink on paper. Dimensions: 20 x 26 in. (50.8 x 66 cm).

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

Credit line: Purchase, George A. Hearn Fund, by exchange, 1994.

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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