Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a graphite drawing by Yves Tanguy. It dates from 1939 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a 1939 drawing by Yves Tanguy, held at The Museum of Modern Art. Created with pencil on paper, it features abstract, biomorphic forms.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts twisted, amorphous shapes resembling distorted furniture and creatures. A tall, slender object with dots stands alongside a lumpy chair supporting a figure with a flower-like head, while another shape has elongated limbs.
Technique & Style
Using simple pencil lines, Tanguy creates a dreamlike, unsettling atmosphere. The monochromatic medium contributes to the work's ethereal quality, emphasizing the strangeness of the depicted forms.
Artist & collection
Artist
Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy (5 January 1900 – 15 January 1955), known as just Yves Tanguy (; French: ), was a French Surrealist painter, known for his abstract landscapes.
