Artist: Kay Sage (1898 - 1963)
Nationality: American
Movement: Surrealism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Kay Sage was born into a wealthy family and spent the majority of her life in Italy. From 1925 to 1935, she was married to an Italian prince. In 1937, she moved to Paris, meeting Yves Tanguy two years later. The two moved to the United States in 1940 and were married not long after. Her Surrealist paintings were inspired by the work of Giorgio de Chirico. Back in America, she began incorporating architectural themes into her work. In addition to painting, she worked in mixed media and wrote poetry. After Tanguy’s sudden death in 1955, Sage became mentally ill and committed suicide in 1963.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Kay Sage The Hidden Letter oil on canvas 1943
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Main de Vierge sage (4e quart 13e siècle) by anonyme
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Kay Sage Starlings, Caravans oil on canvas 1948
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Cadwallader Washburn Ten Thousand Years of Sage Drypoint 1926
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Cadwallader Washburn Sage Brush and Canyon (Arizona Series I) Etching/Drypoint 1917
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CHARLES V, DIT LE SAGE, ROI DE FRANCE (1337-1380) (1838) by SAINT-EVRE Gillot
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Ange d'amour ; Petite fille sage (1978) by SZEKELY Pierre
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Travels of the Sage Narada, Ynez Johnston (United States, California, Berkeley, born 1920) , Color etching
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Bladder Sage, Richard Baker (United States) , 1992, Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
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Bladder Sage, Richard Baker (United States) , 1992, Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
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Bladder Sage, Richard Baker (United States) , 1992, Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
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Bladder Sage, Richard Baker (United States) , 1992, Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
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Bladder Sage, Richard Baker (United States) , 1992, Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
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Bladder Sage, Richard Baker (United States) , 1992, Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
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Bladder Sage, Richard Baker (United States) , 1992, Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
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Bladder Sage, Richard Baker (United States) , 1992, Lithograph on Rives BFK paper
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Daoist Sage and Attendant, Matsukawa Hanzan (Japan, died N/A) , 19th century, Color woodblock print; surimono
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Le fou et un sage, XII, 22 (1781) by OUDRY Jean-Baptiste (d'après) ; VINKELESS (graveur) ; NOMSZ J (éditeur) ; ALLART ET HOLTROP (imprimeur)
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D. Huot Portrai du Sage, page 72 of the book, Mon passe-tems dÈdiÈ ‡ moi-mÍme , vol.2 pen and black ink, and wash circa 1811 - 1813
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Norman Orr Bill Graham Presents (271) New Riders of the Purple Sage; Boz Scaggs, Fillmore West, 2/25-28/71 lithograph 1971
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Prince Dara Shikoh (1615-59) Visits a Sage, Hunhar II  (Artist), circa 1750, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
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Jean Michel Moreau the Younger Memnon Ou L'Ecoeuil Du Sage 18th - 19th century
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Travels of the Sage Narada, Ynez Johnston (United States, California, Berkeley, born 1920) , circa 1970s, Etching
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Sage on a Donkey, Fukyu (Fujiu) I (Yi) (China, 1698 - after 1747)  (Artist), late 17th-18th century, Hanging scroll; ink on paper
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Travels with the Sage Narada, Ynez Johnston (United States, California, Berkeley, born 1920) , circa 1970s, 16 etchings in a wooden box
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Tête d'ange ; Brave femme ; Petite fille sage (1978) by SZEKELY Pierre
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Probably New England Glass Company Urn with cover United States, Massachusetts, (East Cambridge), about 1830
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D. Huot La mode est la flÈau de l'homme sage, et l'idole des fous, page 119 of the book, Mon passe-tems dÈdiÈ ‡ moi-mÍme , vol.1 pen and black ink, and watercolor circa 1811 - 1813
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Jean Baptiste Simonet Que je vous plains! vous allez etre sage . . . from Le Cadenas Engraving 18th - 19th century
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Grande galerie où un roi écoute un sage by VRIES Hans Vredeman de
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Shakuntala Being Cursed for Her Inattentiveness by the Sage Durvasas Before Her Audience with King Dushyanta, From the Drama Shakuntala by Kalidasa (circa 365-455), Lalita Devi  (Artist), circa 1975, Ink and touches of opaque watercolor on paper
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Kay Sage - Tomorrow, For Example 1951 oil on canvas National Museum of Women in the Arts American
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Costume Sketch of ’Sage’ from the 20th Century Fox Production, ’Diamond Horseshoe’, Charles Le Maire (United States, Illinois, Chicago, 1896 - 1985/06/08) , 1944, Pencil, gouache on paper
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Histoire de Charles V dit Le Sage (2e moitié 18e siècle ; 1er quart 19e siècle) by PREVOST Benoît Louis
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Armchair from ’The Kem Weber Group’ Dining-room Suite of Furniture, Grand Rapids Chair Company  (Manufactured by), circa 1928, ’Sage-green’ painted wood and replaced black oilcloth upholstery
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Myles Birket Foster "But hail, thou goddess sage and holy..", first etching for the poem Il Penseroso, which is illustration 20 on page 14 in the book Milton's L*Allegro and Il Penseroso, Illustrated with Etchings on Steel by Birket Foster (Lon
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Portrait en buste de Frédéric de Saxe, dit Le Sage (1671) by DURER Albrecht (d'après)
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Recueil des modes de la cour de France, ’La Sage Femme’, Nicolas Bonnart (1637 - 1717) , circa 1678-1693, Hand-colored engraving on paper
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Kay Sage - Margin of Silence 1942 oil on canvas Albany Institute of History and Art American
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FREDERIC III LE SAGE ; DIT AUTREFOIS JEAN FREDERIC LE MAGNANIME (1532) by CRANACH Lucas l'Ancien (atelier)
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La mort de Rachel (1840) by SUTAT Auguste
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Portrait de Balthazar Sage (1777) by COLSON Jean-François
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Histoire de Charles V dit le Sage (18e siècle) by COCHIN Charles Nicolas
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Première vierge sage (1480 entre ; 1485 et) by SCHONGAUER Martin
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Vierge sage (4e quart 13e siècle) by anonyme
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Vierge sage (4e quart 13e siècle) by anonyme
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Saint Annon ordonne l'ancien comte Palatin Henri le sage (4e quart 16e siècle ; 1ère moitié 17e siècle) by BRAUN Augustin
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Marked by John Hugh Le Sage, free 1718 Two-Handled Cup and Cover drinking vessel London,
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Un sage vieillard ou un philosophe (4e quart 17e siècle) by anonyme
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Vierge sage (4e quart 13e siècle) by anonyme
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Suprematism, Ilya Chashnik (1902 - 1929)  (Artist), 1920, Watercolor and gouache on paper
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Personnage barbu tenant un glaive et esquisse d'autres figures (1835 en) by FLANDRIN Hippolyte ; ANDREA da Firenze (inspiré par)
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Accouchement d'une femme grecque de l'archipel (4e quart 18e siècle ; 1er quart 19e siècle) by MARECHAL (dessinateur, lithographe) ; TARDIEU l'Aîné (graveur)
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Joseph Meeks & Sons Parlor table oval laminated rosewood and marble circa 1860
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Service des Dames du Temps jadis (1er quart 20e siècle) by GALLE Emile
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Claude Bornet Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane (Paris: Hubert ä Janet, An III [1795]), vol. 3 Book with ca. 24 engravings 18th century
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Claude Bornet Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane (Paris: Hubert ä Janet, An III [1795]), vol. 4 Book with 25 engravings 18th century
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Claude Bornet Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane (Paris: Hubert ä Janet, An III [1795]), vol. 2 Book with 23 engravings 18th century
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Claude Bornet Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane (Paris: Hubert ä Janet, An III [1795]), vol. 1 Book with 25 engravings 18th century
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LES GRANDES EAUX DE VERSAILLES (titre inscrit, français, allemand, gothique) (1869 avant) by WENTZEL François (imprimeur, éditeur)

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (14)
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Corey Helford Gallery: Literartistry: A Group Show
Participating artists to date include: Jason Shawn Alexander, Erik Alos, Chris Anthony, Chris Conn Askew, Attaboy, Anthony Ausgang, Lauren Bergman, Andrew Brandou, Dave Burke, Paul Chatem, Greg Clarke, Amy Crehore, Camilla d‚Ericco, Jason Du...
ZONE: Chelsea, Center for the Arts: Molly Davies: Retrospective of Video Installation Works
Ms. Davies work explores movement of the performing body and film, distilling the everyday to suggest undercurrents of desire, isolation and joy.  Juxtaposing images to create layers of meaning, her work immerses the viewer into striking, poetic w...
Phillips Collection: Surrealism and Modernism from the Collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Notably, the Atheneum was the first museum in the world to purchase a painting by Salvador Dalí (1931) and the first American museum to acquire works by surrealist Joan Miró (1934), the Paris-born painter known as Balthus (1938), and American surr...
ShanghArt, H-Space: Emerald Tablet : Chen Xiaoyun
Three parts separately represents “material”, “soul” and “outer images” with photographs, videos and installations, and the discussion suggests the inner world of beings. Having touched the balance around all mortals and immortals, now, Chen Xiaoy...
National Academy: Surrealism USA: Between 1930 and 1950
One of the most revolutionary artistic and intellectual movements of the twentieth century, Surrealism still exerts a strong appeal today, more than fifty years after its heyday. The profound influence that this world of fantasy and dream had on a...
New Mexico Photography Field School: Call to Artists: Photographing Ghost Town - A Black-and-White Darkroom and Field Photography Workshop
Once home to artist Georgia O’Keeffe, Ghost Ranch is over 22,000 acres of sand and sage, plains and mesas, clouds and shadows. To photograph Ghost Ranch calls for the combination of the technical and the aesthetic. Through directed and undirecte...
Tate Gallery: Ruskin, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites
Ruskin was born in London on 8 February 1819 and died at his Lake District house Brantwood, Coniston on 20 January 1900. He was the only child of a prosperous sherry merchant who was able to ...
Christopher Morgan Galleries: The Reality of an Illusion: New works by Larissa Morais
Morais favorite subject to paint is the human figure from which she brings a reality to the paintings where attention to detail is as strong as attention to the character of the model. In her artwork we are transported to a relaity of beautiful me...
Menil Collection: Yves Tanguy Retrospective
Tanguy succeeded, more than any other Surrealist painter, in creating a tangible but inexplicable reality of the unreal atmospher...
Corey Helford Gallery: Second Exhibition from The William S. Schwartz Estate Collection
Considered to be one of the most prolific artists of his generation, William S. Schwartz (1896-1977) was born in Smorgon, Russia and studied at the Vilna Art School under a four-year scholarship. At the age of fifteen, he emigrated to the United S...
Corey Helford Gallery: Second Exhibition from The William S. Schwartz Estate Collection
Considered to be one of the most prolific artists of his generation, William S. Schwartz (1896-1977) was born in Smorgon, Russia and studied at the Vilna Art School under a four-year scholarship. At the age of fifteen, he emigrated to the United S...
Art|31|Basel: Art Basel: the El Dorado of the art world
In June, art collectors, gallery owners, artists, curators and art lovers from all over the world will meet at Art Basel for the 31st time. This is the largest and most important fair for modern and contemporary art. Its reputation is based on the...
Riflemaker: Voodoo - Hoochie-Coochie and the Creative Spirit
Throughout the exhibition, the idea of Voodoo practise – initiation and possession particularly - is used as a metaphor for the spiritual heights considered essential to the creative process - a need to fire up the spirit, get your Mojo working, g...
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens: Lure of the West: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
First explorers and trappers, then settlers and immigrants were drawn to the lands and opportunities for a new life in the American West, said Elizabeth Broun, director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Artists were quick to discover new...

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