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Paul Delvaux

Ancient City

1941

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
30 3/4 x 42 3/4 in. (78.1 x 108.6 cm)
Collection no.
1978.351
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Ancient City — Paul Delvaux. 1941.

Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 30 3/4 x 42 3/4 in. (78.1 x 108.6 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, 1978.

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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