Yves
Tanguy
A World Beyond Recognition: The Enigmatic Vision of Yves Tanguy Yves Tanguy, a name synonymous with the dreamlike landscapes and biomorphic forms of Surrealism, remains one of the most compelling and original voices of 20th-century art. Born in Paris on January 5, 1900, his early …
A portrait built from Yves Tanguy's own colours
Every 27 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
