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Molten Metal, Dmitri Kessel, late 1930s
Dmitri Kessel, portraitDmitri KesselAmerican, 1902–1995

Molten Metal

late 1930s · Photograph · 25.8 × 20.4 cm

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Where is “Molten Metal” now? Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Not on view at present. Checked October 7, 2026.

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

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About the work

Metal heated in a large vat spills over the side, showering the ground with white hot liquid metal.

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2005.53.14

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PhotographsGelatin silver printModernism20th centuryAmerican

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