The Flight into Egypt

ca. 1940

Dating: Approximate
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Linocut on Japanese paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 9 1/8 in. (19.4 × 23.2 cm) Image: 6 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (17.5 × 21 cm)
Collection no.: 1999.529.175
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Flight into Egypt — James Lesesne Wells. ca. 1940.

Medium: Linocut on Japanese paper. Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 9 1/8 in. (19.4 × 23.2 cm) Image: 6 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (17.5 × 21 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 1999.

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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