These Photos are from James Thrall Soby’s “Yves Tanguy”

THE WITNESS. 1940.
(Le Temoin).
Oil on canvas, 36 x 28″.
Collection Mr. and Mrs. LeRay W. Berdeau, Palm Beach.
THE WITNESS. 1940.
(Le Temoin).
Oil on canvas, 36 x 28″.
Collection Mr. and Mrs. LeRay W. Berdeau, Palm Beach.

THE FIVE STRANGERS. 1941.
(Les Cinq étrangers).
Oil on canvas, 35 5/8 x 32″.
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.
THE FIVE STRANGERS. 1941.
(Les Cinq étrangers).
Oil on canvas, 35 5/8 x 32″.
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTH. 1942.
(Vers le nord lentement).
Oil on canvas, 42 x 36″.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTH. 1942.
(Vers le nord lentement).
Oil on canvas, 42 x 36″.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

THE PALACE OF THE WINDOWED ROCKS. 1942.
(Le Palais aux rochers de fenêtres).
Oil on canvas, 64 x 52″.
Collection Pierre Matisse, New York.
THE PALACE OF THE WINDOWED ROCKS. 1942.
(Le Palais aux rochers de fenêtres).
Oil on canvas, 64 x 52″.
Collection Pierre Matisse, New York.

WINE, HONEY AND OIL. 1942.
(Vin, miel et huile).
Oil on canvas, 20 x 30″.
Collection Mr. and Mrs. Millard Meiss, Cambridge, Mass.
WINE, HONEY AND OIL. 1942.
(Vin, miel et huile).
Oil on canvas, 20 x 30″.
Collection Mr. and Mrs. Millard Meiss, Cambridge, Mass.

INDEFINITE DIVISIBILITY. 1942.
(Divisibilité indéfinie).
Oil on canvas, 40 x 35″.
Room of Contemporary Art Collection, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo.
INDEFINITE DIVISIBILITY. 1942.
(Divisibilité indéfinie).
Oil on canvas, 40 x 35″.
Room of Contemporary Art Collection, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo.

THE CLOSING DAYS. 1944.
(Les Derniers jours).
Oil on canvas, 38¼ x 54 1/8″.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
THE CLOSING DAYS. 1944.
(Les Derniers jours).
Oil on canvas, 38¼ x 54 1/8″.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.

MY LIFE WHITE AND BLACK. 1944.
(Ma vie blanche et noire).
Oil on canvas, 36 x 30″.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
MY LIFE WHITE AND BLACK. 1944.
(Ma vie blanche et noire).
Oil on canvas, 36 x 30″.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.

TOWER OF THE SEA. 1944.
(La Tour marine).
Oil on canvas, 36 x 13¾”.
Washington University, St. Louis.
TOWER OF THE SEA. 1944.
(La Tour marine).
Oil on canvas, 36 x 13¾”.
Washington University, St. Louis.

CLOSED SEA, WIDE WORLD. 1944.
(Mer close, monde ouvert).
Oil on canvas, 23 x 50″.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
CLOSED SEA, WIDE WORLD. 1944.
(Mer close, monde ouvert).
Oil on canvas, 23 x 50″.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.

THE RAPIDITY OF SLEEP. 1945.
(La Rapidité de sommeil).
Oil on canvas, 50 x 40″.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Joseph Winterbotham Collection.
THE RAPIDITY OF SLEEP. 1945.
(La Rapidité de sommeil).
Oil on canvas, 50 x 40″.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Joseph Winterbotham Collection.

THE SIFTER OF GOLD. 1945.
(L’Orpailleuse).
Oil on canvas, 18 x 15 1/8″.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
THE SIFTER OF GOLD. 1945.
(L’Orpailleuse).
Oil on canvas, 18 x 15 1/8″.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.

CONVERSATION. 1945.
(Les Causeurs).
Gouache, 14 1/8 x 11″.
Collection Mrs. Yves Tanguy, Woodbury, Conn.
CONVERSATION. 1945.
(Les Causeurs).
Gouache, 14 1/8 x 11″.
Collection Mrs. Yves Tanguy, Woodbury, Conn.

LADY OF ELEVEN. 1947.
(La Dame de onze heures).
Gouache, 23½ x 17½”.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
LADY OF ELEVEN. 1947.
(La Dame de onze heures).
Gouache, 23½ x 17½”.
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.

SUFFERING SOFTENS STONES. 1948.
(Le Malheur adoucit les pierres).
Oil on canvas, 36 x 28″.
College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana.
SUFFERING SOFTENS STONES. 1948.
(Le Malheur adoucit les pierres).
Oil on canvas, 36 x 28″.
College of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana.