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1927

Mama, papa is wounded!

author

Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy

description

Mediums: oil, canvas.
Location: The Museum of Modern Art (New York, the USA).

The picture is a fantastic landscape, illuminated by a grayish-violet unearthly light. Against the background of the desert space, there are several strange objects that are completely unconnected: a cactus, beans, a yellow figure and a peculiar “shaggy” stick. A dark cloud occupying the right side of the canvas hangs menacingly over the field. The title of the work not only does not explain what is happening but, as is often the case with Surrealists, creates an even greater mystery, thereby making the audience curious.