R4

1953

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/4 x 29 3/4 in. (28.6 x 75.6 cm) plate: 8 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (21.9 x 65.1 cm)
Collection no.: 2005.484.12
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

R4 — Hans Hartung. 1953.

Medium: Etching and aquatint. Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/4 x 29 3/4 in. (28.6 x 75.6 cm) plate: 8 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (21.9 x 65.1 cm).

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

Credit line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Barbara Butler Weisl, 2005.

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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