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
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10 worksMuseum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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6 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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5 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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4 worksMusée National d'Art Moderne
Paris, France
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3 worksNational Galleries Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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3 works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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3 worksSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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3 worksThyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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3 worksPhiladelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
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3 works
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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2 works
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, United States
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2 works
Sprengel Museum
Hanover, Germany
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2 works
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany
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2 works
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York City, United States
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2 works
Bavarian State Painting Collections
Munich, Germany
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2 worksIsrael Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
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2 works
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
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2 works
Pierre Matisse Gallery
New York City, United States
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2 works
Tate
London, United Kingdom
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1 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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1 works
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, United States
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1 works
Kreeger Museum
Washington D.C., United States
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1 works
Museum of Grenoble
Grenoble, France
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1 works
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
Sarasota, United States
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1 works
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
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1 works
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
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1 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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1 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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1 works
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Madrid, Spain
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1 works
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, United States
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1 worksYokohama Museum of Art
Yokohama, Japan
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1 works
Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection
Berlin, Germany
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1 works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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1 works
Museum Folkwang
Essen, Germany
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1 works
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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1 works
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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1 worksPeggy Guggenheim Collection
Venice, Italy
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1 works
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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