These photos are were taken by me at the Menil Collection – June 1, 2001.
This photos don’t do the exhibit justice by any means. Hope you got to see it!
Also, buy the book to see better images of the artwork – Yves Tanguy and Surrealism
SELF-PORTRAIT. 1925.
(Portrait de l’artiste)
Watercolor on paper, 5 1/8 x 3 3/8″.
Jacqueline Matisse Monnier Collection.
SELF-PORTRAIT. 1925.
(Portrait de l’artiste)
Watercolor on paper, 5 1/8 x 3 3/8″.
Jacqueline Matisse Monnier Collection.
DANCING. 1925.
Oil on canvas, 34 x 19 1/2″.
Private Collection.
DANCING. 1925.
Oil on canvas, 34 x 19 1/2″.
Private Collection.
THE TESTAMENT OF JACQUES PRÉVERT. 1925.
(Le Testament de Jacques Prévert)
Oil on wood, 16 1/2 x 18 7/8″.
Private Collection.
THE TESTAMENT OF JACQUES PRÉVERT. 1925.
(Le Testament de Jacques Prévert)
Oil on wood, 16 1/2 x 18 7/8″.
Private Collection.
RUE DE LA SANTÉ. 1925.
Oil on Canvas, 19 3/4 x 24 1/8″.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Kay Sage Tanguy Bequest, 1963.
RUE DE LA SANTÉ. 1925.
Oil on Canvas, 19 3/4 x 24 1/8″.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Kay Sage Tanguy Bequest, 1963.
FANTÔMAS. 1925.
Oil on Canvas, 19 5/8 x 59″.
Private Collection.
FANTÔMAS. 1925.
Oil on Canvas, 19 5/8 x 59″.
Private Collection.
TITLE UNKNOWN (THE GIANTESS, THE LADDER). 1926.
(Sans titre (La Géante, L’Echelle)
Oil on Canvas, 39 3/8 x 31 7/8″.
Private Collection.
TITLE UNKNOWN (THE GIANTESS, THE LADDER). 1926.
(Sans titre (La Géante, L’Echelle)
Oil on Canvas, 39 3/8 x 31 7/8″.
Private Collection.
THE GIRL WITH RED HAIR. 1926.
(La Fille aux cheveux rouges).
Oil on canvas, 24 x 18¼”.
Private Collection.
THE GIRL WITH RED HAIR. 1926.
(La Fille aux cheveux rouges).
Oil on canvas, 24 x 18¼”.
Private Collection.
TITLE UNKNOWN. 1926.
Oil, collage, and sewn threads on canvas, 36 1/4 x 25 5/8″.
Private Collection.
TITLE UNKNOWN. 1926.
Oil, collage, and sewn threads on canvas, 36 1/4 x 25 5/8″.
Private Collection.
I CAME AS I HAD PROMISED. ADIEU. 1926.
(Je suis venu comme j’avais promis. Adieu).
Oil on canvas, 32 x 25¾”.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection.
I CAME AS I HAD PROMISED. ADIEU. 1926.
(Je suis venu comme j’avais promis. Adieu).
Oil on canvas, 32 x 25¾”.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection.
UNTITLED. 1926.
Pen and ink and watercolor on paper, 13 1/8 x 10″.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1937.
UNTITLED. 1926.
Pen and ink and watercolor on paper, 13 1/8 x 10″.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1937.
UNTITLED. 1926.
Pen and brush in ink on paper, 13 x 10 1/8″.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Kay Sage Tanguy Bequest (by exchange).
UNTITLED. 1926.
Pen and brush in ink on paper, 13 x 10 1/8″.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Kay Sage Tanguy Bequest (by exchange).
THE STORM (BLACK LANDSCAPE). 1926.
(L’Orage (Paysage noir)).
Oil on canvas, 32 1/8 x 25¾”.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950.
THE STORM (BLACK LANDSCAPE). 1926.
(L’Orage (Paysage noir)).
Oil on canvas, 32 1/8 x 25¾”.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950.
HE DID WHAT HE WANTED. 1927.
(Il faisait ce qu’il voulait).
Oil on canvas, 32 x 25 1/2″.
Richard S. Zeisler Collection, New York.
HE DID WHAT HE WANTED. 1927.
(Il faisait ce qu’il voulait).
Oil on canvas, 32 x 25 1/2″.
Richard S. Zeisler Collection, New York.
SHADOW COUNTRY. 1927.
(Terre d’ombre).
Oil on canvas, 39 x 31 5/8″.
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Lydia Winston Malbin, 1974.
SHADOW COUNTRY. 1927.
(Terre d’ombre).
Oil on canvas, 39 x 31 5/8″.
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Lydia Winston Malbin, 1974.
SOMEONE IS RINGING. 1927.
(On sonne).
Oil on canvas, 32 1/4 x 26″.
Private Collection, Switzerland.
SOMEONE IS RINGING. 1927.
(On sonne).
Oil on canvas, 32 1/4 x 26″.
Private Collection, Switzerland.
THE HAND IN THE CLOUDS. 1927.
(La Main dans les nuages).
Oil on canvas, 25 5/8 x 21 1/4″.
Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, 2000.
THE HAND IN THE CLOUDS. 1927.
(La Main dans les nuages).
Oil on canvas, 25 5/8 x 21 1/4″.
Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, 2000.
EXTINCTION OF USELESS LIGHTS. 1927.
(L’Extinction des lumières inutiles).
Oil on canvas, 36¼ x 25¾”.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1936.
EXTINCTION OF USELESS LIGHTS. 1927.
(L’Extinction des lumières inutiles).
Oil on canvas, 36¼ x 25¾”.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1936.
MAMA, PAPA IS WOUNDED! 1927.
(Mama, Papa est blessé!).
Oil on canvas, 36¼ x 28¾”.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1936.
MAMA, PAPA IS WOUNDED! 1927.
(Mama, Papa est blessé!).
Oil on canvas, 36¼ x 28¾”.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1936.
DEAD MAN WATCHING HIS FAMILY. 1927.
(Mort guettant sa famille).
Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 28¾”.
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 1975.
DEAD MAN WATCHING HIS FAMILY. 1927.
(Mort guettant sa famille).
Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 28¾”.
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 1975.
FINISH WHAT I HAVE BEGUN. 1927.
(Finissez ce que j’ai commencé).
Oil on cancas, 39 3/8 x 31 7/8″.
Private Collection.
FINISH WHAT I HAVE BEGUN. 1927.
(Finissez ce que j’ai commencé).
Oil on cancas, 39 3/8 x 31 7/8″.
Private Collection.
THERE! (THE EVENING BEFORE). 1927.
(Et Voilà (La Veille au soir)).
Oil on canvas, 25 3/4 x 21 3/8″.
The Menil Collection, Houston, 1985.
THERE! (THE EVENING BEFORE). 1927.
(Et Voilà (La Veille au soir)).
Oil on canvas, 25 3/4 x 21 3/8″.
The Menil Collection, Houston, 1985.
SURREALIST LANDSCAPE. 1927.
(Paysage surréaliste).
Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 31 7/8″.
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, 1977.
SURREALIST LANDSCAPE. 1927.
(Paysage surréaliste).
Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 31 7/8″.
Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, 1977.
UNSPOKEN DEPTHS. 1928.
(Les Profondeurs tacites).
Oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 28 3/4″.
Private Collection, courtesy of Acquavella Galleries, New York.
UNSPOKEN DEPTHS. 1928.
(Les Profondeurs tacites).
Oil on canvas, 39 1/2 x 28 3/4″.
Private Collection, courtesy of Acquavella Galleries, New York.
UNTITLED. 1928.
India ink, colored pencil and watercolor on cardboard.
15 1/2 x 12 3/4″ (detail as seen in passe-partout).
Private Collection, Paris.
UNTITLED. 1928.
India ink, colored pencil and watercolor on cardboard.
15 1/2 x 12 3/4″ (detail as seen in passe-partout).
Private Collection, Paris.
UNTITLED. 1928.
India ink, colored pencil and watercolor on cardboard.
15 1/2 x 12 3/4″ (detail as seen in passe-partout).
Private Collection, Paris.
UNTITLED. 1928.
India ink, colored pencil and watercolor on cardboard.
15 1/2 x 12 3/4″ (detail as seen in passe-partout).
Private Collection, Paris.
OLD HORIZON. 1928.
(Vieil horizon).
Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 28 3/4″.
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1983.
OLD HORIZON. 1928.
(Vieil horizon).
Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 28 3/4″.
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 1983.
THE LOOK OF AMBER. 1929.
(Le Regard d’ambre).
Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 31 7/8″.
National Gallery, Washington, D.C., Chester Dale Fund, 1984.
THE LOOK OF AMBER. 1929.
(Le Regard d’ambre).
Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 31 7/8″.
National Gallery, Washington, D.C., Chester Dale Fund, 1984.
TITLE UNKNOWN. 1929.
(Sans titre).
Oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 25 5/8″.
Courtesy of Helly Nahmad Gallery, London.
TITLE UNKNOWN. 1929.
(Sans titre).
Oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 25 5/8″.
Courtesy of Helly Nahmad Gallery, London.