Painted Newsprint

1948–50

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil on newspaper, mounted on gessoed Masonite
Dimensions: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Collection no.: 64.305
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Painted Newsprint — Franz Kline. 1948–50.

Medium: Oil on newspaper, mounted on gessoed Masonite. Dimensions: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Jaffe, 1964.

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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