Thar

Thar

Yves Tanguy

1952

Accession Number

22549

Medium

Gouache on gray wove paper

Dimensions

63.2 × 48.2 cm (24 15/16 × 19 in.)

Classification

gouache

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Kay Sage Tanguy

Background & Context

Background Story

Yves Tanguy's Thar shows the artist's characteristic landscape of strange, organic forms rendered in precise detail against a vast, empty horizon.

Cultural Impact

Tanguy's precise technique gives his dream images a convincing reality.

Why It Matters

This painting shows Tanguy's characteristic landscape of strange forms.