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Surrealism: Desire Unbound Back to main page for this exhibition Back to images from this exhibition Pietà or Revolution by Night, 1923 Max Ernst (French, born Germany, 1891–1976) Oil on canvas; 45 5/8 x 35 in. (115.9 x 88.9 cm) Tate. Purchased 1981 ©2002 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

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