
My beautiful haunted house
1961
"My Beautiful Haunted House" is an oil painting by Surrealist artist Dorothea Tanning that exemplifies her distinctive approach to dreamlike, psychologically charged imagery. The work features Tanning's characteristic use of luminous color and fluid forms to create an interior space that is simultaneously alluring and unsettling, blending architectural elements with organic, almost flesh like textures. Painted in the mid 20th century, the work reflects Tanning's exploration of domestic spaces as sites of psychological complexity and latent unease, central themes throughout her Surrealist practice.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Surrealism and its Legacy
October 18, 2024
Estimate: $40,000 – $60,000
Lot 20
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