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Key facts
- Born
- Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy , ( 1900-01-05 ) 5 January 1900, Paris , France
- Died
- 15 January 1955 (1955-01-15) (aged 55), Woodbury, Connecticut , US
- Known for
- Painting
- Movement
- Surrealism
- Patrons
- Pierre Matisse
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yves
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- 8th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- Woodbury
- Spouse
- Kay Sage
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Educated at
- Lycée Saint-Louis
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- French
- Participant in
- Documenta II
- Field of work
- erotic art
- Genre
- abstract art
- Movement
- surrealism
- Image
- George Platt Lynes - Yves Tanguy (1948) - Centre Pompidou.jpg
- Work location
- Woodbury
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- name in native language
- Yves Tanguy
- date of death
- 1955-01-15
- date of birth
- 1900-01-05
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- influenced by
- Giorgio de Chirico
- manner of death
- natural causes
- sponsor
- Pierre Matisse
- has works in the collection
- Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- birth name
- Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy
- significant person
- Pierre Matisse
- Commons category
- Yves Tanguy
- Commons Creator page
- Yves Tanguy
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Encyclopedic overview
Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy (5 January 1900 – 15 January 1955), known as just Yves Tanguy (/ˈiːv tɒ̃ˈɡiː/; French: [iv tɑ̃ɡi]), was a French Surrealist painter, known for his abstract landscapes.
Biography
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