The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 22, 2024

Brunidor Portfolio No. 1, Plate 1: Rhabdomancie

Brunidor Portfolio No. 1, Plate 1: Rhabdomancie

1947
(French, 1900–1955)
Platemark: 29.7 x 22.4 cm (11 11/16 x 8 13/16 in.); Sheet: 40.7 x 33 cm (16 x 13 in.)
© Estate of Yves Tanguy / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Wittrock 13
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

This print is the largest one that Yves Tanguy created.

Description

In his Surrealist compositions, the painter and printmaker Yves Tanguy conjured mysterious forms that seem to float in otherworldly expanses. Although rhabdomancie means dowsing, or searching underground for water, Surrealist titles were not meant to explain content but to set a poetic mood. The three figures in this composition could be involved in the activity of searching; accessing the subconscious played an important role in Tanguy’s artistic practice.
  • ?-2016
    (Susan Schulman, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)
    2016-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Recent Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 17-June 7, 2018).
    Cutting Edge: Modern Prints from Atelier 17. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 9-August 13, 2017).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2016.4