Baluster by Leger in the Museum of Modern Art, Mar…
Baluster by Leger in the Museum of Modern Art, Mar…
Water Lilies by Monet in the Museum of Modern Art,…
Water Lilies by Monet in the Museum of Modern Art,…
Water Lilies by Monet in the Museum of Modern Art,…
Water Lilies by Monet in the Museum of Modern Art,…
Detail of Water Lilies by Monet in the Museum of M…
Detail of Water Lilies by Monet in the Museum of M…
Detail of Water Lilies by Monet in the Museum of M…
Detail of Water Lilies by Monet in the Museum of M…
Bather by Miro in the Museum of Modern Art, August…
Detail of the Bather by Miro in the Museum of Mode…
Male Model by Matisse in the Museum of Modern Art,…
Detail of Male Model by Matisse in the Museum of M…
Detail of Male Model by Matisse in the Museum of M…
Empress of India by Frank Stella in the Museum of…
Empress of India by Frank Stella in the Museum of…
No. 16 Red, Brown, Black by Rothko in the Museum o…
No. 16 Red, Brown, Black by Rothko in the Museum o…
No 5- No 22 1950 by Rothko in the Museum of Modern…
No 5- No 22 1950 by Rothko in the Museum of Modern…
Milk Can and Apples by Cezanne in the Museum of Mo…
Milk Can and Apples by Cezanne in the Museum of Mo…
Detail of Animals by Rufino Tamayo in the Museum o…
Detail of Animals by Rufino Tamayo in the Museum o…
Animals by Rufino Tamayo in the Museum of Modern A…
Animals by Rufino Tamayo in the Museum of Modern A…
Detail of the Large Seated Nude by Matisse in the…
Large Seated Nude by Matisse in the Museum of Mode…
Large Seated Nude by Matisse in the Museum of Mode…
Detail of Music Sketch by Matisse in the Museum of…
Detail of Music Sketch by Matisse in the Museum of…
Detail of Music Sketch by Matisse in the Museum of…
Detail of Music Sketch by Matisse in the Museum of…
Music Sketch by Matisse in the Museum of Modern Ar…
Music Sketch by Matisse in the Museum of Modern Ar…
Simultaneous Contrasts: Sun and Moon by Delaunay i…
Simultaneous Contrasts: Sun and Moon by Delaunay i…
Detail of Reclining Nude by Modigliani in the Muse…
Detail of Reclining Nude by Modigliani in the Muse…
Reclining Nude by Modigliani in the Museum of Mode…
Reclining Nude by Modigliani in the Museum of Mode…
The Studio by Picasso in the Museum of Modern Art,…
The Studio by Picasso in the Museum of Modern Art,…
Detail of Woman, Old Man, and Flower by Max Ernst…
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
57 visits
Detail of Animals by Rufino Tamayo in the Museum of Modern Art, August 2010
Rufino Tamayo
Animals
1941
Painted on the eve of America's entry into World War II, while Tamayo was living in New York, this pair of snarling dogs captures, in the words of fellow Mexican painter Juan Soriano, "that horror before a world that was turning to stone before our eyes." Set against an eerily vacant yellow backdrop bathed in a red glow, the dogs, with their fangs bared, strike an anxious note, while the pale-blue bones near their paws suggest death or carnage. The subject matter was likely inspired not only by contemporary events but by pre-Columbian terracotta burial sculptures. In Aztec and Maya mythology, dogs were considered guides to the underworld, and statues of them were often buried with members of the ruling class.-- Gallery label from 2009.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 1/8 x 40" (76.5 x 101.6 cm)
Credit: Inter-American Fund
Object number: 165.1942
Department: Painting and Sculpture
Text from: www.moma.org/collection/works/79030
Animals
1941
Painted on the eve of America's entry into World War II, while Tamayo was living in New York, this pair of snarling dogs captures, in the words of fellow Mexican painter Juan Soriano, "that horror before a world that was turning to stone before our eyes." Set against an eerily vacant yellow backdrop bathed in a red glow, the dogs, with their fangs bared, strike an anxious note, while the pale-blue bones near their paws suggest death or carnage. The subject matter was likely inspired not only by contemporary events but by pre-Columbian terracotta burial sculptures. In Aztec and Maya mythology, dogs were considered guides to the underworld, and statues of them were often buried with members of the ruling class.-- Gallery label from 2009.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 30 1/8 x 40" (76.5 x 101.6 cm)
Credit: Inter-American Fund
Object number: 165.1942
Department: Painting and Sculpture
Text from: www.moma.org/collection/works/79030
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
Sign-in to write a comment.