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Dorothea Tanning — Mêlées nocturnes
Dorothea Tanning

Mêlées nocturnes

1958

Dorothea Tanning's 'Mêlées nocturnes' is an oil painting on canvas completed in 1958. The work explores nocturnal themes with the surrealist sensibility characteristic of Tanning's practice.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Surrealism and Its Legacy

March 16, 2022

Estimate: $350,000$500,000

Lot 13

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Dorothea Tanning, Mêlées nocturnes, 1958

Dorothea Tanning's 'Mêlées nocturnes' is an oil painting on canvas completed in 1958. The work explores nocturnal themes with the surrealist sensibility characteristic of Tanning's practice.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1958
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Dark, Mysterious, Bold, American, Nocturnal, Post-War, Dreamlike, Figurative, Oil on Canvas

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