1949
watercolor
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1949 watercolor by Yves Tanguy, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing looks like a dreamy forest made of strange shapes. Twisted trees with spiky branches stretch across the page. Some branches end in tiny, odd creatures—like birds or bugs—perched on them. One tree has a red blob at its roots, and the whole scene feels both eerie and quiet. The artist used ink, watercolor, and pencil to make it feel like a sketch that came to life. The lines are wobbly, like they were drawn fast but carefully. If you like this, check out The Museum of Modern Art to see more works like it.
Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy (5 January 1900 – 15 January 1955), known as just Yves Tanguy (; French: ), was a French Surrealist painter, known for his abstract landscapes.
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