Au Coeur de la Paresse
1946
Yves Tanguy
American, born France, 1900-1955
Contemporary Art
Surrealism, a visual and literary movement founded in 1924, originated as a European response to the First World War. Yves Tanguy painted Surrealist landscapes devoid of human figures throughout his career.
Composition and Robe du Matin—created during Tanguy’s self-imposed exile in the United States in the wake of World War II—speak to the irrationality of war and the annihilation of Europe’s people. Using Surrealist free association and unexpected juxtapositions, Tanguy frames vast voids with interlocking forms that resemble body parts and spindly rods. His dreamlike deviations from the natural world reflect Surrealism’s interest in Freudian psychology and the subconscious, and perhaps the postwar landscape of 1946 Europe.
Composition and Robe du Matin—created during Tanguy’s self-imposed exile in the United States in the wake of World War II—speak to the irrationality of war and the annihilation of Europe’s people. Using Surrealist free association and unexpected juxtapositions, Tanguy frames vast voids with interlocking forms that resemble body parts and spindly rods. His dreamlike deviations from the natural world reflect Surrealism’s interest in Freudian psychology and the subconscious, and perhaps the postwar landscape of 1946 Europe.
- Maker/Artist
- Tanguy, Yves
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 39 x 32 in.
- Inscribed
- Label on board: Pierre Matisse Gallery/ 41 East 57 St, New York 22, NY/ Artist: Yves Tanguy Title: Au Coeur de la parene/ No. ST A763/ Size 39x32
- Departments
- Contemporary Art
- Accession Number
- 2004.30.26
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation
- Exhibitions
- European Art
- Rights Statement
- © artist or artist's estate
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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