Which surrealist painter created 'Mama, Papa is Wounded!'?

Yves Tanguy created the Surrealist painting “Mama, Papa is Wounded!”

Tanguy painted the oil-on-canvas work in 1927, early in his career as a leading French Surrealist. The picture presents a desolate, dreamlike landscape populated by isolated, unfamiliar forms rather than a clearly readable narrative. Its gray-violet atmosphere and empty horizon create a strong sense of unease.

The painting’s title comes from a psychiatric case history, a source Tanguy also used for titles of other works. Rather than explaining the scene, the words intensify its mystery: viewers are given an emotional statement without being told who Mama and Papa are or what injury has occurred.

Tanguy’s imagery is often linked to Giorgio de Chirico’s influence, especially in its barren spaces, long shadows, and ominous stillness. He said the image appeared fully in his imagination before he began painting it. The work is now in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.