Yves tanguy died in woodbury, connecticut, on 15 january 1955. Find more prominent pieces of landscape at best visual art database. Tanguy, in turn, idolized breton, and called him papa. Yves tanguys illusionistic landscapes by the experiment. Multiplication of the arcs surrealist yves tanguy art wallpaper picture museum of modern art licensed by scala, art resource, photograph estate of yves tanguyartists rights society ars, new york yves tanguys multiplication of the arcs in a joint exhibition focusing on husbandwife influences. One of tanguys largest and latest paintings, multiplication of the arcs is considered by many scholars to be tanguys final masterpiece. Raymond georges yves tanguy january 5, 1900 january 15, 1955, known as yves tanguy, was a french surrealist painter. Multiplication of the arcs surrealist yves tanguy art wallpaper picture museum of modern art licensed by scala, art resource, photograph estate of yves tanguyartists rights society ars, new york yves tanguys multiplication of the arcs in a. Yves tanguy and surrealism distributed art publishers. Ursurrealist yves tanguy belonged to the inner circle of the 1. From then on, tanguy was a passionate believer, whose startling blue eyes and protopunk hair made him something of a surrealist mascot. Ursurrealist yves tanguy belonged to the inner circle of the 1920s parisian avantgarde, alongside such figures as salvador dal, max ernst. I faintly recalled seeing his art on various 1960s penguin edition covers and lo and behold, j. Contemporary art symposium 1994, a gathering organized by the japan foundation, continues to function as a model for regional exchange.
Book appraisal, a surprising discovery in my library, yves. The surreal worlds of kay sage and yves tanguy 2011 published by the katonah museum of art and the mint museum with the pierre matisse foundation, new york authors. Attributed to yves tanguy 19001955, americanfrench. Yves tanguy forthcoming, in stock, and outofprint title information on museum exhibition catalogs, art monographs, and international books from the artbook d. Exhibition and catalogue by james t soby, museum of modern art online at alibris. Most of its eight texts, span ning almost two decades of tanguys art, abundantly illustrated with. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Published by the katonah museum of art the mint museum, 2011. Yves tanguy paintings for sale yves tanguy art value. It is the appearance of yves tanguy, crowned with the big emerald bird of paradise. Yves tanguy and his american audience susan davidson yves tanguy and the new.
Double solitaire the surreal worlds of kay sage and yves. Wind was created in 1927 by yves tanguy in surrealism style. The book respects and reveals tanguys art, and lets you discover his unique dream world. Tanguy, yves yves tanguy artist page with links to monographs, museum exhibition catalogs, criticism, catalogues raisonnes, related publications, and. Gray by tanguy, yves and a great selection of related books, art and. Ursurrealist yves tanguy belonged to the inner circle of the 1920s parisian. Featured image, yves tanguys multiplication of the arcs, 1954, is reproduced from double solitaire. This foundational seminar involved several practitioners from china, including curator li xianting and a thenyoung artist named cai guoqiang.
Yves tanguy artist, fine art prices, auction records for. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Yves tanguy is known for surreal vegetal landscape painting. Yves tanguy paintings for sale yves tanguy art value price. This scene shows a windswept beach where rippled sands dotted with dune grass stretch toward breaking waves. If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in momas collection. Cadavre exquis exquisite corpse national galleries of. On the basis of previously unpublished documents and works, authors discuss tanguys otherworldly oeuvre in all its aspectsfrom his. Over the years yves tanguy has been in the limelight as a premier contributor to the surrealist art movement. Jul 29, 2006 tanguy married painter kay sage and moved to the u. It may be available from zvab or other secondhand book portals. Jan 06, 2019 yves tanguys cover for the 1963 edition of mission of gravity 1954, hal clement on the birthday of frenchamerican surrealist yves tanguy 19001955 january 5th, i always take a minute to browse his art online. Yves tanguy auction results artist auction records. Unfortunately, the best book i know of about tanguy, yves tanguy and surrealism is out of print and a bit expensive if you can find used copies.
An important contributor to french painting, the selftaught parisborn artist yves tanguy was an active member of the surrealism movement and one of the most recognizable of modern artists. Andre breton, yves tanguy, jacqueline lamba, cadavre exquis. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Yves tanguy and surrealism by yves tanguy, gordon onslow. This is a wonderful book and provides not only a significant catalog of tanguys art and complete bibliography of all books associated with tanguy, but also interesting biographical essays. Yves tanguy art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. His first exhibition included this painting, a large picture that represents a landscape, and set forth all the surreal elements he would continue to examine in his lifetime.
Yves tanguy was an americanfrench early surrealist painter whose work was influential to many noteworthy artists and thinkers, includimg isamu noguchi, david hare, and roberto matta. In 1944 tanguy exhibited work jointly with jackson pollock and mark rothko at peggy guggenheims art of the century gallery. Tanguy married painter kay sage and moved to the u. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Yves tanguy biography infos for sellers and buyers. No library of 20th century art would be complete without this splendid overview of the life and work of frenchamerican artist yves tanguy. The central focus of yves tanguy and surrealism is the surrealist mode, to which tanguy dedicated himself like no other painter of his time, cementing the movements place in the history of visual art. If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in momas collection, or an image of a moma publication or archival material including installation views, checklists, and press releases, please contact art resource publication in north america or scala archives publication in all other geographic locations. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Raymond georges yves tanguy january 5, 1900 january 15, 1955, known as just yves tanguy. After sailing with the french merchant marine, in 1922 tanguy returned to paris, where he worked odd jobs and began sketching in cafes. The great surrealist painter, yves tanguy being himself back in the early 1920s. Selftaught, he befriended and drew inspiration from andre breton and later alexander calder, joining the surrealist movement and consistently representing one of the purest strains of the st. A sociable eccentric who ate spiders as a party trick, and a close friend of andre breton, tanguy was bestknown for his misshapen rocks and molten surfaces that lent definition to the surrealist aesthetic.
An inventor of convincingly illusionistic landscapes, yves tanguy had no artistic training. It was a critical moment in the history of intellectual exchange. In yves tanguy, the only book he devoted to a single painter, he reiterates the same policies. If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in momas collection, or an image of a moma publication or archival material including installation views, checklists.
Andre breton, andre breton, dandre breton, yves tanguy ulan 500125870. Yves tanguy, frenchborn american painter who worked in a surrealist style. The background and technical information is thouroughly researched and wonderfully written, and the illustrations, including the flawless color plates of the paintings, are sumptious and wonderfully reproduced. Later his mother would decide to leave paris after the death of tanguys brother during wwi. Yves tanguy is one of the first surrealists, a real antiartist, of great importance to those who want to understand the art that followed especially some copy cat works of s. He had no formal art training but decided to become a. Just wish it was about four times as large, but a good overall. Yves tanguy and surrealism is an extensive overview of the work of an artist whose.
This work is one of several made by breton, his second wife jacqueline lamba, and yves tanguy, while on a weekend holiday together in february 1938. Southern ontario estate yves tanguy 19001955 was an americanfrench early surrealist painter whose work was influential to many noteworthy artists and thinkers, includimg isamu noguchi, david hare, and roberto matta. The surreal worlds of kay sage and yves tanguy, at the katonah museum of art, takes a fascinating look at the married life and work of this surrealist it. On the basis of previously unpublished documents and works, authors discuss tanguy s otherworldly oeuvre in all its aspectsfrom his. Yves tanguys cover for the 1963 edition of mission of gravity 1954, hal clement on the birthday of frenchamerican surrealist yves tanguy 19001955 january 5th, i always take a minute to browse his art online. An important private collection of works by yves tanguy 2001 published by christies new york. Tanguys father passed suddenly when he was only eight. Artist page for yves tanguy 19001955 cadavre exquis exquisite corpse is a collaborative drawing approach first used by surrealist artists to create bizarre and intuitive drawings.
Explore thousands of artworks in the museums wideranging collectionfrom our worldrenowned icons to lesserknown gems from every corner of the globeas well as our books, writings, reference materials, and other resources. Yves tanguy was in many respects the quintessential surrealist. Yves tanguy 22 artworks painting visual art encyclopedia. Exquisite corpse by andre breton, jacqueline lamba, yves tanguy cadavre exquis andre breton, jacqueline lamba, yves tanguy 9 february 1938 via wood s lot andre breton, jaqueline lamba, yves tanguy medium collage on paper, folded in half size x cm unfolded x cm. About the catalogue in 1963, a catalogue raisonne of yves tanguys oils and gouaches was compiled by the artists wife kay sage tanguy and published by pierre matisse, yves tanguys longtime gallerist1. This is a historical example of an exquisite corpse collage drawing. This is an excellent book, explaining this very important but little covered 20th century artist. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Selftaught but enormously skilled, tanguy painted a hyperreal world with. Yves tanguy arrierespensees second thoughts 1939 artsy. The cadavre exquis exquisite corpse was a favourite surrealist game from the mid1920s onwards.
This book introduces the impact that kay sage not only had on the migration of tanguys techniques, presentation and choice of color but also the link to her thematic forms of arches, planks, walls, scafolding, lattices, towers and fabrics. This book introduces the impact that kay sage not only had on the migration of tanguy s techniques, presentation and choice of color but also the link to her thematic forms of arches, planks, walls, scafolding, lattices, towers and fabrics. Yves tanguy continued to be so successful that he was awarded a medal when he took part in the american painting exhibition in 1950. Yves tanguy first edition 1955, second edition 1977 published by museum of modern art author. From san francisco museum of modern art sfmoma, yves tanguy, arrierespensees second thoughts 1939, oil on canvas, 36 18. Yves tanguy exhibition and catalogue by james thrall soby, 1955 out of print, 80 pages view the. I consider this a must own book and a fine foundation for a tanguy or surrealism book collection.
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