Still life with half of a lemon

1958

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: Plate: 8 7/8 × 11 15/16 in. (22.5 × 30.3 cm) Sheet: 13 9/16 × 18 1/2 in. (34.5 × 47 cm)
Collection no.: 60.617.2
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Still life with half of a lemon — Mario Avati. 1958.

Medium: Mezzotint. Dimensions: Plate: 8 7/8 × 11 15/16 in. (22.5 × 30.3 cm) Sheet: 13 9/16 × 18 1/2 in. (34.5 × 47 cm).

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

Credit line: John B. Turner Fund, 1960.

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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