Yves Tanguy
The Sun in Its Casket (1946)
by Yves Tanguy
Museum Quality Oil Painting, Surrealism Art, Modern home Wall artCouldn't load pickup availability
Le Soleil dans son Écrin, created by Yves Tanguy in 1946, exemplifies the artist's distinctive biomorphic abstraction and dreamlike vocabulary. The composition features organic, amorphous forms rendered in subtle earth tones and ochres, with the sun enclosed within mysterious protective forms that suggest both geological and biological references. Tanguy's masterful handling of texture and spatial recession creates a sense of archaeological discovery, as if viewing subterranean landscapes where familiar rules of physics dissolve.
Tanguy was a pivotal figure in Surrealism, celebrated for his automatist technique and invention of a personal symbolic language that bridged abstract and representational traditions. His works, often inspired by Breton's concept of psychic automatism, invite viewers into worlds of pure imagination where rational thought yields to the unconscious mind's visual poetry.
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About This Artwork
Le Soleil dans son Écrin, created by Yves Tanguy in 1946, exemplifies the artist's distinctive biomorphic abstraction and dreamlike vocabulary. The composition features organic, amorphous forms rendered in subtle earth tones and ochres, with the sun enclosed within mysterious protective forms that suggest both geological and biological references. Tanguy's masterful handling of texture and spatial recession creates a sense of archaeological discovery, as if viewing subterranean landscapes where familiar rules of physics dissolve.
Tanguy was a pivotal figure in Surrealism, celebrated for his automatist technique and invention of a personal symbolic language that bridged abstract and representational traditions. His works, often inspired by Breton's concept of psychic automatism, invite viewers into worlds of pure imagination where rational thought yields to the unconscious mind's visual poetry.
Bring the most iconic masterpieces onto your walls
Art lets you express in your home who you are: your story, your sensibility and your personality in the most beautiful and subtle way, a silent statement of culture, taste and sophistication. Whether they bring inspiration, serenity, hope or courage, the right artwork transforms how a space feels.
Your Personal Museum:
Walk through a world-class museum every single day, in your home! No queues, no velvet ropes, just you and the art.
From Renaissance masterpieces to Impressionist classics and modern art, our goal is to make the world's most iconic paintings accessible to every art lover and collector.
Quality & Craftsmanship:
Our prints are produced on museum-grade archival paper and inks made to resist the harmful effects of time, light and humidity.
Every detail, colour, texture, and nuance of the original artwork is preserved without alteration. We apply no colour enhancement, no digital filters, no modification. What you see is exactly what the master painted, their authentic palette, original shadows, every brushstroke that gives the masterpiece its soul.
Careful Packaging & Fast Shipping:
Each item is carefully packed in sturdy tubes with protective materials to ensure it remains undamaged during transport.
We offer worldwide delivery and dispatch all orders within 24 hours.
Delivery times: Europe: 2 to 4 days. USA & International: 2 to 7 days.
Our posters are sold without frames.
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*Posters are sold unframed
