About Yves Tanguy
jumping off a Paris bus to stare at a de Chirico, teaching himself to paint, and spending the rest of his life depicting alien sea floors no one could explain
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Where to see Yves Tanguy
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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10 recorded worksMuseum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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6 recorded works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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5 recorded works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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4 recorded worksMusée National d'Art Moderne
Paris, France
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3 recorded worksNational Galleries Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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3 recorded works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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3 recorded worksSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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3 recorded worksThyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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3 recorded worksPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
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3 recorded works
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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2 recorded works
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, United States
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2 recorded works
Sprengel Museum
Hanover, Germany
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2 recorded works
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany
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2 recorded works
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York City, United States
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2 recorded works
Bavarian State Painting Collections
Munich, Germany
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2 recorded worksIsrael Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
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2 recorded works
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
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2 recorded works
Pierre Matisse Gallery
New York City, United States
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2 recorded works
Tate
London, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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1 recorded work
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, United States
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1 recorded work
Kreeger Museum
Washington D.C., United States
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1 recorded work
Museum of Grenoble
Grenoble, France
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1 recorded work
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Sarasota, United States
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1 recorded work
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
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1 recorded work
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
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1 recorded work
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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1 recorded work
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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1 recorded work
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Madrid, Spain
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1 recorded work
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, United States
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1 recorded workYokohama Museum of Art
Yokohama, Japan
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1 recorded work
Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection
Berlin, Germany
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1 recorded work
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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1 recorded work
Museum Folkwang
Essen, Germany
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1 recorded work
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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1 recorded work
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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1 recorded workPeggy Guggenheim Collection
Venice, Italy
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1 recorded work
Menard Art Museum
Komaki, Japan
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Where did Yves Tanguy live?
When Yves Tanguy was eight years old, his father died, and a few years later, his brother was killed in action during the First World War. His mother moved to Brittany, leaving him at school in Paris, although he joined her for the summer holidays. After leaving school, he signed up for the merchant navy, and two years later he was conscripted into the French[7] army in Tunis, where he met the poet Jacques.Who was Yves Tanguy?
Yves Tanguy was best known for his eerie paintings that blend fact and fantasy. He explored the unconscious as if it were another world. The artist was self-taught, and he painted his childhood memories and dreams, as well as his own hallucinations and psychotic episodes.Who is Yves Tanguy?
Yves Tanguy was best known for his eerie paintings that blend fact and fantasy. He explored the unconscious as if it were another world. The artist was self-taught, and he painted his childhood memories and dreams, as well as his own hallucinations and psychotic episodes.
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Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Yves Tanguy's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum National Galleries Scotland Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Sprengel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Neue Nationalgalerie Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] wikipedia Wikipedia: Yves Tanguy Used for: biography.
- [8] book Susie Hodge, Artistic Circles Used for: biography.
- [9] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
- [10] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography.
- [11] book Susie Hodge, I Know an Artist Used for: museum holdings.
- [12] book Susie Hodge, I Know an Artist: The Inspiring Connections Between the World's Greatest Artists Used for: museum holdings.
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