Max Ernst The World Is a Story (Mundus est Fabula) Paris 1959

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Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 51 1/4 x 64" (130.1 x 162.5 cm)
Credit: Gift of the artist
Object number: 116.1961
Copyright: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Department: Painting and Sculpture

Max Ernst has 239 works online.
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Dec 19, 1961–Feb 25, 1962

1 other work identified
Art in a Changing World: 1884–1964: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

May 27, 1964
Max Ernst: Beyond Painting

Sep 23, 2017–Jan 1, 2018

4 other works identified

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