Artist Monograph

Yves Tanguy, American

American, born France. 1900–1955

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Drawing 66 45.5%
Watercolor 20 13.8%
Etching 20 13.8%
Gouache 16 11%
Oil Painting 11 7.6%
Other Media 4 2.8%
Lithography 4 2.8%
Tempera 2 1.4%

Yves Tanguy’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Drawing (30,347 total works in this medium by 2,054 artists), with secondary engagement in Watercolor, Etching, Gouache, Oil Painting, Other Media, Lithography, Tempera.

Department Distribution

MoMA DepartmentWorksShare
Drawings & Prints13492.4%
Painting & Sculpture117.6%

Production by Decade

5
0s
16
1920s
25
1930s
95
1940s
4
1950s

Classification Types

  • Drawing — 85
  • Illustrated Book — 42
  • Painting — 11
  • Print — 7

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19353
19361
19371
19431
19441
19477
19491
19541
195516
19601
19611
196357
196436
19651
19663
19691
19763
19782
19793
19802
19861
20081

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  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas