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The Inner World of Yves Tanguy

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 05 March 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

The top place is bound to go to this 1950 painting: a gift from the artist to his friends Marie-Louise and Jehan Mayoux, which has remained in their family ever since. 

Yves Tanguy (1900-1955), Elle viendra (She will come), 1950, oil on canvas, 46 x... The Inner World of Yves Tanguy

Yves Tanguy (1900-1955), Elle viendra (She will come), 1950, oil on canvas, 46 x 35.5 cm (18.1 x 13.9 in).
Estimate: €250,000/350,000

On November 9, 2018, the (same) auction house sold another painting by the Surrealist artist, La Couche sensible (The Sensitive Layer), for €310,000: double its estimate. The artist gave it to Marie-Louise, wife…
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Art Moderne, Art d’Après-Guerre, Art Contemporain, Design, Livres, Manuscrits & Orfèvrerie.
Friday 05 March 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Live
Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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