Photo of collection object The World Is a Story (Mundus est Fabula) — Ernst, Max. The World Is a Story (Mundus est Fabula), Paris 1959. Oil on canvas, 51 1/4 x 64" (130.1 x 162.5 cm). Gift of the artist, 116.1961. (Photo: MoMA)

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The World Is a Story (Mundus est Fabula)

Paris 1959

Max Ernst

French and American, born Germany. 1891–1976

Painting & Sculpture

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Ernst, Max
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Oil on canvas
Medium: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 51 1/4 x 64" (130.1 x 162.5 cm)
Departments: Painting & Sculpture
Accession Number: 116.1961
Credit Line: Gift of the artist
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