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Yves Tanguy
Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy (January 5, 1900 - January 15, 1955), known as just Yves Tanguy (; ), was a French Surrealist painter. Biography Tanguy was the son of a retired navy captain, and was born January 5, 1900, at the Ministry of Naval Affairs on Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. His parents were both of Breton origin. After his father's death in 1908, his mother moved back to her native Locronan, Finistère, 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, where he befriended Jacques Prévert. 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Denise Bellon
Denise Bellon (20 September 1902 – 31 October 1999) was a French photographer associated with the Surrealism, Surrealist movement. Life She was born Denise Hulmann in Paris and studied psychology at the University of Paris, Sorbonne. She first married Jacques Bellon although the couple later divorced. Bellon began work as a photographer with Pierre Boucher. From 1934 to 1940, she was part of the team of photographers at the Alliance-Photo agency founded by Maria Eisner. In 1940, she married Armand Labin, fr. He founded the newspaper ''Midi Libre''; she worked for the paper as a photographer. During the Nazi occupation of France, from 1940, she lived in Lyon. From 1946 until 1956 when she returned to Paris, Bellon lived in Montpellier. She was photographer for the Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme, International Exhibitions of Surrealism held in 1938, 1947, 1959 and 1965. Bellon also photographed various Surrealist artists and their works, including Joan Miró, Yves Tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |