Artist
Paul Delvaux (1897‑1994)
Title
Sleeping Venus
La Vénus endormie
Date 1944
MediumOil paint on canvas
Dimensionssupport: 1727 x 1991 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Presented by Baron Urvater 1957
Reference
T00134
Image credit© Foundation P Delvaux - St Idesbald, Belgium/DACS, London 2002
On display at Tate Modern
Theme: Level 2: Poetry and Dream
Room: Surrealism and Beyond (Room 2)
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Paul Delvaux, 'Sleeping Venus, 1944
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    © Foundation P Delvaux - St Idesbald, Belgium/DACS, London 2002
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