The Homely Protestant

1948

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil and tempera on composition board
Dimensions: 97 3/4 × 48 1/4 in. (248.3 × 122.6 cm)
Collection no.: 1987.60
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Homely Protestant — Robert Motherwell. 1948.

Medium: Oil and tempera on composition board. Dimensions: 97 3/4 × 48 1/4 in. (248.3 × 122.6 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of the artist, 1987.

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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