Indefinite Divisibility

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Indefinite Divisibility is a 1942 surrealist painting by Yves Tanguy, characterized by its dreamlike, abstract landscape filled with biomorphic forms and meticulous detail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
artHistoricalContext World War II era
cataloguedAs work by Yves Tanguy from 1942
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Yves Tanguy
creatorBirthName Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy
creatorBirthPlace Paris
creatorMovement Surrealism
creatorNationality American
French
creatorSpouseAtTime Kay Sage
depicts biomorphic forms
dreamlike landscape
genre abstract art
hasCharacteristic abstract composition
dreamlike atmosphere
meticulous detail
hasColorPalette muted tones
subtle contrasts
hasCompositionFeature clustered foreground forms
vast empty background
hasPerspective deep receding space
hasReception important work in Tanguy’s late style
hasStyle biomorphic abstraction
illusionistic surrealism
hasSubjectMatter ambiguous objects
imaginary landscape
organic shapes
hasTheme irrational space
metaphysical landscape
unconscious mind
inception 1942
influencedBy Giorgio de Chirico
Surrealist automatism
languageOfTitle English
movement Surrealism
partOf Yves Tanguy oeuvre
linked to: Yves Tanguy
productionLocation United States
relatedConcept psychic automatism
surrealist dream imagery
titleMeaning philosophical concept of endless divisibility
usesTechnique oil painting

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Yves Tanguy notableWork Indefinite Divisibility
Yves Tanguy notableWork Indefinite Divisibility
subject linked to: Tanguy