Dorothea Tanning

American · 1910–2012 · Painter, Printmaker

Dorothea Margaret Tanning was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Her early work was influenced by European Surrealism. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Dorothea Tanning, Status Quo, 1965, oil on canvasStatus QuoPhillips · $266,700≈ £210,547≈ €252,509Sign up to see
  2. Dorothea Tanning, Ce soir ou jamais, 1960, Oil on canvasCe soir ou jamaisKetterer Kunst · €72,240≈ $83,560≈ £62,349Sign up to see
  3. Dorothea Tanning, Rêve d’une jeune femme, 1972, watercolor and pencil on paperRêve d’une jeune femmePhillips · $23,940≈ £20,114≈ €22,993Sign up to see

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Dorothea Margaret Tanning was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Her early work was influenced by European Surrealism.

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Born 1910, GalesburgDied 2012, ManhattanOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q234324 ↗ULAN 500000210 ↗

surrealism

Also known as Dorothea Ernst, Dorothea Margaret Tanning, Dorothea Tanning, (Dorothea Ernst), Dorothea Tanning Ernst, Mrs. Max Ernst, Q234324

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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