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The Certitude of the Never Seen

A work made of oil on board in carved and freestanding wooden frame with gesso, carved wood objects, and hair.
© 2018 Estate of Yves Tanguy / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of oil on board in carved and freestanding wooden frame with gesso, carved wood objects, and hair.

Date:

1933

Artist:

Yves Tanguy
American, born France, 1900–1955

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 397

Department

Modern Art

Artist

Yves Tanguy

Title

The Certitude of the Never Seen

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1933

Medium

Oil on board in carved and freestanding wooden frame with gesso, carved wood objects, and hair

Dimensions

Frame: 22.3 × 28 × 7.7 cm (8 3/4 × 11 × 3 in.)

Credit Line

Lindy and Edwin Bergman Collection

Reference Number

2018.301

Copyright

© 2018 Estate of Yves Tanguy / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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