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Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale
Max Ernst (French, born Germany. 1891–1976)
1924. Oil on wood with painted wood elements and frame, 27 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 4 1/2" (69.8 x 57.1 x 11.4 cm). Purchase
Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.
256.1937
The artist
Paul Eluard, Paris. Purchased from the artist
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from Paul Eluard, 1937
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