Yves Tanguy

Works by Yves Tanguy — French Surrealist painter celebrated for his meticulously rendered, otherworldly landscapes populated with mysterious biomorphic forms. A self-taught artist and core member of the Surrealist movement.

  • Recto (front): A. François Petit, Paris, December 1965. Recto: printed script invitation on pale green card stock. Text reads: "A. François Petit a l'honneur de vous inviter à l'Exposition d'œuvres choisies de" followed by the names Hans Bellmer, Victor Brauner, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Wifredo Lam, René Magritte, Pierre Roy, Alberto Savinio, Max Walter Svanberg, Yves Tanguy, and Toyen. At foot: Décembre 1965, 122 bd Haussmann, Paris 8e. Verso (back): A. François Petit, Paris, December 1965. Verso: plain pale green card stock, unprinted, with light age toning and minor surface wear consistent with handling.

    A. François Petit, Paris — Surrealist Group Exhibition Invitation, December 1965

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    A. François Petit, Paris — Surrealist Group Exhibition Invitation, December 1965

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  • Front cover showing black card wrappers with gold script lettering listing six artists: Hans Bellmer, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, René Magritte, Francis Picabia, Yves Tanguy. Saddle-stapled, 17 × 21 cm. Two b&w Bellmer drawings (1963, 1961) left; colour Bellmer watercolour (1963), pale torso against red and yellow ground, right.

    BELLMER / DALÍ / ERNST / MAGRITTE / PICABIA / TANGUY — Galerie André-François Petit, Paris, 1963

    BELLMER / DALÍ / ERNST / MAGRITTE / PICABIA / TANGUY — Galerie André-François Petit, Paris, 1963