The Breakers

James E. Allen · 1937

James E. Allen: American, 1894 - 1964

UnclassifiedUnited States

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The Breakers

1937

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 9 x 13 inches (22.9 x 33 cm) sheet: 11 1/2 x 16 inches (292. x 40.6 cm)
Collection no.: 1984.1200.7
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Breakers — James E. Allen. 1937.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: plate: 9 x 13 inches (22.9 x 33 cm) sheet: 11 1/2 x 16 inches (292. x 40.6 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of James E. Allen Family and Mary Ryan, 1984.

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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