Mama Papa is Wounded

Yves Tanguy commented on his piece Mama, Papa is Wounded, informing art critics that it was heavily influenced by Freudean psychoanalysis and symbol language. Tanguy created this masterwork of surrealist art in 1927 and stated that it was the result of long research on war veterans.

The artwork depicts a desolate environment with a barren desert and a few scattered objects such as a cactus, beans, and a bizarre pole standing on the right side of the canvas.

Many commentators have observed that this painting certainly depicts the terrible emptiness that many soldiers experience after experiencing war's horrors.

Date created: 1927
Dimensions: 92.1 × 73 centimeters (36.3 × 29 inches)
Location: MoMA, New York City, United States