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Paul Delvaux

The Great Sirens

1947

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Oil on Masonite
Dimensions
90 in. × 11 ft. (228.6 × 335.3 cm)
Collection no.
1979.356
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Great Sirens — Paul Delvaux. 1947.

Medium: Oil on Masonite. Dimensions: 90 in. × 11 ft. (228.6 × 335.3 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Julian J. Aberbach, 1979.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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