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Extinction of Useless Lights
Yves Tanguy (American, born France. 1900–1955)
1927. Oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 25 3/4" (92.1 x 65.4 cm). Purchase
Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.
220.1936
Galerie Surréaliste, Paris
Paul Eluard, Paris
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from Paul Eluard through Galerie Surréaliste, Paris, 1936
[L'Extinction des lumières inutiles]
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