Art, literature & historyThe River
1961
- Dating
- Exact year
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 68 × 68 in. (172.7 × 172.7 cm)
- Collection no.
- 1981.505
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
The River — Leon Polk Smith. 1961.
Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 68 × 68 in. (172.7 × 172.7 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: Gift of Carol A. Goldberg, 1981.
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.