Yves Tanguy Art

American, 1900-1955

Yves Tanguy (1900 – 1955) was a French surrealist painter. Son of a retired navy captain, he was born at the Ministry of Naval Affairs on Place de la Concorde in Paris. After his father's death when he was 8, his mother moved back to her native Locronan, Finistere, and he ended up spending much of his youth living with various relatives. In 1918, Tanguy briefly joined the merchant navy before being drafted into the Army At the end of his military service in 1922, he returned to Paris, where he worked various odd jobs. He stumbled upon a painting by Giorgio de Chirico and was so deeply impressed he resolved to become a painter himself in spite of his complete lack of formal training. Tanguy had a habit of being completely absorbed by the current painting he was working on. This way of creating artwork may have been due to his very small studio which only had enough room for one wet piece. Through a friend, around 1924 Tanguy was introduced into the circle of surrealist artists around Andre Breton. Tanguy quickly began to develop his own unique painting style, giving his first solo exhibition in Paris in 1927. Throughout the 1930s, Tanguy adopted the bohemian lifestyle of the struggling artist with gusto, leading eventually to the failure of his first marriage. He had an intense affair with Peggy Guggenheim in 1938 when he went to London with his wife Jeannette Ducrocq to hang his first retrospective exhibition in Britain at her gallery Guggenheim Jeune. The exhibition was a great success and Guggenheim wrote in her autobiography that "Tanguy found himself rich for the first time in his life". Tanguy's paintings have a unique, immediately recognizable style of nonrepresentational surrealism. They show vast, abstract landscapes, mostly in a tightly limited palette of colors, only occasionally showing flashes of contrasting color accents. Typically, these alien landscapes are populated with various abstract shapes, sometimes angular and sharp as shards of glass, sometimes with an intriguingly organic look to them, like giant amoebae suddenly turned to stone.

Artist: Yves Tanguy

Yves Tanguyoriginal lithograph, 1947

$850

original lithograph

By Yves Tanguy

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris by Mourlot and published by Pierre à Feu and Maeght Editeur for the Marcel Duchamp / André Breton project "Surréalisme en 1947". Issued ...

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1940s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Lithograph

Yves TanguyLa Grande Gaîté - Rare Book Illustrated by Yves Tanguy - 1929, 1929

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La Grande Gaîté - Rare Book Illustrated by Yves Tanguy - 1929

By Yves Tanguy

Located in Roma, IT

Edition of 351 copies. Copy number 2 on vergé d'Arches paper. Includes 2 drawings reproduced in lithograph by Yves Tanguy. Superb copy in perfect conditions. Uncut.Louis Aragon was b...

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1920s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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François-Xavier LalanneFrançois Xavier Lalanne, bird on lillies, 2006, 2006

$2,471

H 15.75 in W 13 in D 0.4 in

François Xavier Lalanne, bird on lillies, 2006

By François-Xavier Lalanne

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Natural history - François-Xavier Lalanne Etching Numbered out of 70 and signed F.X.L. in pencil Robert and Lydie Dutrou editors 2006. Paper size: 40x33cm Work size: 16x19.5cm

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Early 2000s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Salvador DalíSalvador Dali, Apparition of Dulcinea, from Don Quichotte de la Manche, 1957, 1957

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H 16.125 in W 12.875 in

Salvador Dali, Apparition of Dulcinea, from Don Quichotte de la Manche, 1957

By Salvador Dalí

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Salvador Dali (1904–1989), titled Apparition de Dulcinee (Apparition of Dulcinea), from the folio Pages choisies de Don Quichotte de la Manche (Selected ...

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1950s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Lithograph

Joan MiróJoan Miro, Untitled, from Miro Recent Paintings, 1953, 1953

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H 12 in W 9.25 in

Joan Miro, Untitled, from Miro Recent Paintings, 1953

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1953 album Miro Recent Paintings. Published by the Pierre Matisse Gallery, New Y...

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1950s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Lithograph

Wifredo LamWifredo Lam, Untitled, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979, 1979

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H 10 in W 7.5 in

Wifredo Lam, Untitled, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979

By Wifredo Lam

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Wifredo Lam (1902–1982), titled Sin titulo (Untitled), from the album Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona - Redfern Gallery, London, originates from the 1979 ...

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1970s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Lithograph

Henri MatisseJeune fille, 1937

$1,047

H 13.98 in W 10.4 in D 0.04 in

Jeune fille

By Henri Matisse

Located in OPOLE, PL

Henri Matisse (1869-1954) - Jeune fille Photogravure from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35.5 x 26.4 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure...

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1930s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Salvador DalíDALI, The Work and the Man - by Robert DESCHARNES # Hardcover Art Book, 1984

$235

H 13 in W 10 in D 2 in

DALI, The Work and the Man - by Robert DESCHARNES # Hardcover Art Book

By Salvador Dalí

Located in Paris, IDF

Dali The Work and the Man by Robert Descharnes Hardcover coffee table art book. Master artist Salvador Dali large coffee table book. Dated 1984. This 453-page book is in English...

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1980s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Theophile Pierre Wagner'Vague Lumineuse' (Luminescent Wave) — Late 19th Century Surrealism, c. 1895

$750

H 10.25 in W 16.5 in

'Vague Lumineuse' (Luminescent Wave) — Late 19th Century Surrealism

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Théophile Pierre Wagner, 'Vague Lumineuse' (Luminescent Wave), lithograph, edition not stated but small, c. 1895. Signed and titled in pencil. Initialed in the stone, lower left. A f...

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1890s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Alexander CalderAlexander Calder, Untitled, from Calder autobiographie, 1972, 1972

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H 11.024 in W 22.28 in

Alexander Calder, Untitled, from Calder autobiographie, 1972

By Alexander Calder

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1972 album Calder autobiographie. Published by Maeght Editeur, Paris, and...

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1970s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Lithograph

Chroessi SchnellChroessi Schnell - "Schizophrenic Landscape" - surrealist landscape drawing, 2008/2009

$503Sale Price|20% Off

H 16.54 in W 23.63 in

Chroessi Schnell - "Schizophrenic Landscape" - surrealist landscape drawing

By Chroessi Schnell

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Chroessi Schnell - "Schizophrenic Landscape". Surrealism, abstract forms, dream universe. It is an extended version of the Alienations of the maps of "Münsterland" where my mother ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Joan MiróJoan Miro, The Boar’s Ring, from Derriere le miroir, 1966, 1966

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H 10 in W 7.5 in

Joan Miro, The Boar’s Ring, from Derriere le miroir, 1966

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Joan Miro (1893–1983), titled La Bague du sanglier (The Boar’s Ring), from the album Lithographies et eaux-fortes originales, livres illustres originaux,...

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1960s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Lithograph

Leonor FiniLeonor Fini, Untitled, from Satiricon, 1970, 1970

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H 17.72 in W 12.6 in

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Satiricon, 1970

By Leonor Fini

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Leonor Fini (1907–1996), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Satiricon, originates from the 1970 edition published by Ariane Lancell, Editeur, P...

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1970s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Lithograph

Leonor FiniLeonor Fini, Untitled, from Satiricon, 1970, 1970

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H 17.72 in W 12.6 in

Leonor Fini, Untitled, from Satiricon, 1970

By Leonor Fini

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Leonor Fini (1907–1996), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Satiricon, originates from the 1970 edition published by Ariane Lancell, Editeur, P...

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1970s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Lithograph

Previously Available Items

Yves TanguyUntitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Surrealist Etching by Yves Tanguy, 1947

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H 9 in W 7.75 in

Untitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Surrealist Etching by Yves Tanguy

By Yves Tanguy

Located in Long Island City, NY

Yves Tanguy, French (1900 - 1955) - Untitled from Le Surrealisme en 1947, Year: 1947, Medium: Etching, Edition: 950 (Bon a Tirer), Size: 9 x 7.75 in. (22.86 x 19.69 cm), Printer: Mo...

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1940s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Etching

Yves TanguySans Titre (Le Mythe de la Roche Percée), 1947

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H 7.5 in W 5.75 in

Sans Titre (Le Mythe de la Roche Percée)

By Yves Tanguy

Located in New York, NY

A superb, richly-inked impression of this very scarce etching. Edition of 100. Signed in pencil, lower right by Tanguy. Printed by Atelier 17, New York. Published by Editions Hémisph...

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1940s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Etching

Yves TanguyUntitled, 1950

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H 18.71 in W 15.75 in

Untitled

By Yves Tanguy

Located in Roma, IT

China ink on paper. Hand signed. Image dimensions: 30 x 22.5cm This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 50 years ago by an ...

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1940s Surrealist Yves Tanguy Art

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Ink

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Questions About Yves Tanguy Art

What was the main focus of Surrealism?
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1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
The main focus of Surrealism was delving into the unconscious mind to confront and grapple with the horrors and uncertainty of post-World War I Europe. Poet and critic André Breton, a leader of the Surrealist movement who authored the 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, called this approach “a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism.” Surrealist art emerged in the 1920s with dreamlike and uncanny imagery guided by a variety of techniques, such as automatic drawing, which can be likened to a stream of consciousness, to channel psychological experiences. Find a large selection of Surrealist art on 1stDibs.