Tanguy

American

[tahn-gee] / tɑ̃ˈgi /

noun

Yves 1900–55, French painter, in the U.S. after 1939.

Tanguy British

/ tɑ̃ɡi /

noun

Yves (iv). 1900–55, US surrealist painter, born in France

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Several works in the show’s small second gallery, though, are from the 1940s, when Oppenheim took up an exquisite realism echoing Dalí, Tanguy and Magritte.

From New York Times

Tanguy Ndombélé also hit the crossbar in a dominant first half for Napoli.

From Seattle Times

She painted in a style influenced by the haunted vacancy and broken symbolism of Giorgio de Chirico and by the grotesque dreamscapes of Yves Tanguy.

From Washington Post

Among them was Surrealist leader André Breton and, of course, Tanguy.

From Washington Post

Harry Kane ended his Premier League goal drought when he found the bottom corner from Tanguy Ndombele's pass but Spurs wasted a number of opportunities to double their lead.

From BBC

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