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Pierre Alechinsky

The Secret

ca. 1961

Dating
Approximate date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
23 3/8 x 38 1/4 in. (59.4 x 97.2 cm)
Collection no.
1975.1.2041
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Secret — Pierre Alechinsky. ca. 1961.

Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 23 3/8 x 38 1/4 in. (59.4 x 97.2 cm).

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

Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975.

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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