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Yves Tanguy

(1900-1955)

Biography


Yves Tanguy was born in 1900 in Brittany, France. He began his career in the merchant marines and was drafted into the army during the World War I. After the war he settled in Paris, earning his living by different jobs. He never got any formal training in painting. He said that the idea of becoming an artist came to him after he saw a picture by De Chirico in 1923. His friend, the poet Jacques Prévert (1900-77), introduced him into the circle of the Surrealists. Read Yves Tanguy's Full Biography

Yves Tanguy. Untitled. Sans titre. Untitled. Sans titre. 1926. Dessin aquarellé. 31.5 x 24.3 cm. Galerie Cazeau-Beraudiere, Paris, France. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. Storm (Black Landscape). L'Orage (Paysage noir). Storm (Black Landscape). L'Orage (Paysage noir). 1926. Oil on canvas. 80.3 x 65.4 cm. Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. I Came Like I Promised. Je suis venu comme j'avais promis, Adieu. I Came Like I Promised. Je suis venu comme j'avais promis, Adieu. 1926. 100 x 73 cm. Stiftung Sammlung Dieter Scarf zur Erinnerung an Otto Gerstenberg, Kupferstichkabinet, Berlin, Germany. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. The Hand in the Clouds. La Main dans les nuages. The Hand in the Clouds. La Main dans les nuages. 1927. Oil on canvas. 65 x 54 cm. Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Germany. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. Mama, Papa Is Wounded!. Mama, Papa Is Wounded!. 1927. Oil on canvas. 92.1 x 73 cm. The Museum of Modern Arts, New York, NY, USA. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. Extinction of Useless Lights. Extinction des lumières inutiles. Extinction of Useless Lights. Extinction des lumières inutiles. 1927. Oil on canvas. 92.1 x 65.4 cm. The Museum of Modern Arts, New York, NY, USA. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. Death Watching the Family. Composition (Mort guettant sa famille.). Death Watching the Family. Composition (Mort guettant sa famille.). 1927. Oil on canvas. 100 x 73 cm. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid, Spain. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. Untitled (Wind). Sans titre (Il vent). Untitled (Wind). Sans titre (Il vent). 1928. Oil on canvas. 92 x 73 cm. Private collection. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. The Dark Garden. Le Jardin sombre. The Dark Garden. Le Jardin sombre. 1928. Oil on canvas. 91.4 x 71.1 cm. Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. Outside. Outside. 1929. Oil on canvas. 118 x 91 cm. Private collection. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. Blue Bed. Lit Bleu. Blue Bed. Lit Bleu. 1929. Oil on canvas. 60 x 49 cm. Private collection. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. The Ribbon of Extremes. The Ribbon of Extremes. 1932. Oil on canvas. 35 x 45 cm. Private collection. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. Tomorrow. Demain. Tomorrow. Demain. 1938. Oil on canvas. 54.5 x 46 cm. Kunsthaus, Zurich, Switzerland. Order a Poster or Print
Yves Tanguy. Hands and Gloves. Mains et gants. Hands and Gloves. Mains et gants. 1946. Oil on canvas. 92 x 71 cm. Le Musée d'art moderne de Saint-Étienne. Order a Poster or Print

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