Monastral Blue

1947

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.4 cm) sheet: 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (13.3 x 12.1 cm)
Collection no.: 47.140.2
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Monastral Blue — Fred Becker. 1947.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: plate: 3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.4 cm) sheet: 5 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (13.3 x 12.1 cm).

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

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947.

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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