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Study for Mural Lunette
Leon KellyWW-1934-012897
Gift of Sidney Rothman, 1987
Catalogue
- Year
- 1934
- Medium
- Black crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- 16 15/16 × 21 15/16 in. (43.1 × 55.8 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Leon Kelly
Artist
Leon Kelly
Drawing
Leon Kelly was an American painter and muralist active in the postwar period. Working primarily in oil and tempera, he developed a distinctive approach to figuration that combined modernist formal discipline with representational clarity. His work engaged with American social and cultural themes through large-scale compositions.
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- Leon Kelly
- Year
- 1934
- Medium
- Black crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- 16 15/16 × 21 15/16 in. (43.1 × 55.8 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1934-012897
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified