The Sun in Its Jewel Case (1937)

Yves Tanguy
The Sun in Its Jewel Case (Le Soleil dans son écrin), 1937
Oil on canvas, 115.4 x 88.1 cm
Peggy Guggenheim Collection

A deeply interesting painting I had the pleasure of spending many hours staring at. I especially remember the day a tourist swiped the surface with her wet umbrella, causing a drip of its gray paint to run...