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Yves Tanguy — Composition
Yves Tanguy

Composition

1950

Yves Tanguy's 'Composition' (1950) employs gouache, pen, ink, and pencil on paper to create a Surrealist work. The piece combines mixed media techniques to explore abstract forms and imaginative spaces characteristic of the artist's practice.

Medium
Gouache, pen and ink and pencil on paper

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From Daumier to Olitski: Select Works from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and Family Collections

September 13, 2021

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Yves Tanguy, Composition, 1950

Yves Tanguy's 'Composition' (1950) employs gouache, pen, ink, and pencil on paper to create a Surrealist work. The piece combines mixed media techniques to explore abstract forms and imaginative spaces characteristic of the artist's practice.

Medium
Gouache, pen and ink and pencil on paper
Year
1950
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, French, Muted Tones, Dreamlike, Whimsical, Mixed Media on Paper, Mid-Century, Abstract, Gouache, Contemporary

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