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Promontory Palace - Yves Tanguy
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Beschreibung
A 1930 Surrealist oil painting by Yves Tanguy, featuring a desolate, dreamlike terrain populated by mysterious, biomorphic forms.
Promontory Palace, painted in 1930, is a characteristic example of the work of Yves Tanguy. The composition presents an expansive, barren terrain that defies conventional spatial logic. Tanguy populates this desolate environment with biomorphic, calcified forms that appear to exist in a state of suspension. These objects, which lack clear terrestrial counterparts, are rendered with a precise, almost clinical finish that contrasts with their illogical, dreamlike nature.
The horizon line is low, allowing the sky to occupy a significant portion of the frame. This choice creates an atmosphere of isolation and vastness. The palette is restricted, relying on subtle gradations of grey, white, and muted tones to define the shapes and the depth of the space. By avoiding bright colours, Tanguy directs the viewer to focus on the interplay of light and shadow across the surfaces of his invented structures.
Tanguy was largely self-taught, having been inspired to paint after seeing a work by Giorgio de Chirico in a gallery window. His approach to Surrealism differed from many of his contemporaries, as he favoured a meticulous, smooth application of paint rather than gestural or automatic techniques. This method lends his work a sense of stillness and eerie permanence. The forms in Promontory Palace suggest a world that has been frozen in time, or perhaps one that exists entirely outside of human experience. The lack of narrative cues forces the viewer to engage with the image as a purely visual phenomenon, where the relationship between the solid, architectural-like masses and the fluid, empty ground creates a tension that is both quiet and unsettling.
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- Museum-grade giclée printing for rich, fade-resistant colour
- Archival matte fine-art paper, FSC-certified
- Multiple sizes and framing options available
- Frames in black, natural wood, dark wood or white
- Framed prints arrive ready to hang
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- Dust gently with a soft, dry cloth
- Avoid prolonged direct sunlight
- Never use liquid cleaners on the print or canvas surface
- Keep in a dry, room-temperature space
- Handle prints with clean, dry hands
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
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Promontory Palace - Yves Tanguy
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Ab £37.00 GBP
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Ab £37.00 GBP
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Fine Art Poster / Small Square (30x30 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Yves Tanguy
Tanguy was riding a bus through Paris in 1923 when he spotted a painting by Giorgio de Chirico in a gallery window. He became so agitated he jumped off at the next stop and ran back to look at it. He decided on the spot to become a painter. He had no training whatsoever. He was twenty-three.
He was born in Paris in 1900. He briefly joined the merchant navy in 1918 before being drafted into the army, where he met the poet Jacques Prevert, who later introduced him to Andre Breton's Surrealist circle. He joined the Surrealists in 1925 and had his first solo show just two years later, having taught himself everything.
His paintings consistently depict flat, featureless landscapes resembling sea floors or alien terrain, populated by biomorphic forms that look like melted rocks or bones. He never explained them. The palette is muted, the horizons infinite, the atmosphere airless. The same vocabulary of forms appears across decades of work with only gradual variation.
He married the American Surrealist painter Kay Sage in Reno, Nevada, in 1940. They settled in Woodbury, Connecticut, converting an old farmhouse into a studio. He died there in 1955, aged fifty-five.
He was born in Paris in 1900. He briefly joined the merchant navy in 1918 before being drafted into the army, where he met the poet Jacques Prevert, who later introduced him to Andre Breton's Surrealist circle. He joined the Surrealists in 1925 and had his first solo show just two years later, having taught himself everything.
His paintings consistently depict flat, featureless landscapes resembling sea floors or alien terrain, populated by biomorphic forms that look like melted rocks or bones. He never explained them. The palette is muted, the horizons infinite, the atmosphere airless. The same vocabulary of forms appears across decades of work with only gradual variation.
He married the American Surrealist painter Kay Sage in Reno, Nevada, in 1940. They settled in Woodbury, Connecticut, converting an old farmhouse into a studio. He died there in 1955, aged fifty-five.
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The same fine art print in a solid wood frame with UV-protective acrylic glaze and rigid backing. Five frame colours. Arrives ready to hang.
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