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Seymour Lipton

Altar

1963

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Crayon on paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Collection no.
1984.235.3
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Altar — Seymour Lipton. 1963.

Medium: Crayon on paper. Dimensions: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 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, 1984.

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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