Multiplication of the Arcs by Yves Tanguy
Reply to Red by Yves Tanguy
There, Motion Has Not Yet Ceased by Yves Tanguy
The Sun in Its Jewel Case by Yves Tanguy
Mama, Papa Is Wounded! by Yves Tanguy
Promontory Palace by Yves Tanguy
Indefinite Divisibility by Yves Tanguy
Still and Always by Yves Tanguy
Imaginary Numbers by Yves Tanguy
Yves Tanguy's earrings for Peggy Guggenheim by Yves Tanguy
Painting by Yves Tanguy
The Storm (Black Landscape) by Yves Tanguy

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About Yves Tanguy

French · 1900–1955

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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Museums38
Countries9
Most worksMuseum of Modern Art, Midtown Manhattan · 10 works
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Multiplication of the Arcs - Yves Tanguy - Poster Multiplication of the Arcs - Yves Tanguy From £37.00 The Hand in the Clouds - Yves Tanguy - Poster The Hand in the Clouds - Yves Tanguy From £28.00 Wind - Yves Tanguy - Poster Wind - Yves Tanguy From £28.00 Storm (Black Landscape) - Yves Tanguy - Poster Storm (Black Landscape) - Yves Tanguy From £28.00 Death Awaiting his Family - Yves Tanguy - Poster Death Awaiting his Family - Yves Tanguy From £28.00 Extinction of Useless Lights - Yves Tanguy - Poster Extinction of Useless Lights - Yves Tanguy From £28.00 Through Birds Through Fire But Not Through Glass - Yves Tanguy - Poster Through Birds Through Fire But Not Through Glass - Yves Tanguy From £28.00 Blue Bed - Yves Tanguy - Poster Blue Bed - Yves Tanguy From £28.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • 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.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Yves Tanguy's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum National Galleries Scotland Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Sprengel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum Neue Nationalgalerie Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] wikipedia Wikipedia: Yves Tanguy Used for: biography.
  8. [8] book Susie Hodge, Artistic Circles Used for: biography.
  9. [9] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
  10. [10] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography.
  11. [11] book Susie Hodge, I Know an Artist Used for: museum holdings.
  12. [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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