Artist: Dorothea Tanning (1910 - )
Nationality: American
Movement: Surrealism
Media: Painting
Influences:

Biography:
A librarian from Galesburg, Illinois, Dorothea Tanning moved to Chicago in 1930 and began taking evening art classes at the Academy of Fine Art. She then moved to New York in 1936 and worked as a commercial artist. Her early work attracted the attention of the Surrealists with its childhood references and dream-like circumstances. Tanning married Max Ernst in 1946 and the couple moved to France, where she worked as a graphic artist, painter, and set and costume designer.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Cecilia Beauz - Dorothea and Francesca 1898 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Double Wedding Portrait
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FREDERIC II, ROI DE PRUSSE (1712-1786) (1772) by THERBUSCH Anna Dorothea, LISZIEWSKA Anna Dorothea (née)
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Hopi Man
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W.I.M.P. #1, Dorothea Rockburne (Canada, Verdun, Quebec, born 1934) , 1999, Five color lithograph
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W.I.M.P. #2, Dorothea Rockburne (Canada, Verdun, Quebec, born 1934) , 1999, Nine color lithograph/screenprint
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W.I.M.P. #1 (State I), Dorothea Rockburne (Canada, Verdun, Quebec, born 1934) , 1999, Two color lithograph
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W.I.M.P. #1 (State II), Dorothea Rockburne (Canada, Verdun, Quebec, born 1934) , 1999, Two color lithograph
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A Woman, Possibly Sophia Dorothea (1687-1757), Later Queen of Prussia Style of Benjamin Arlaud (Continental,
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Singularity (State), Dorothea Rockburne (Canada, Verdun, Quebec, born 1934) , 1999, Ten color lithograph
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Resettled, El Monte, California, Dorothea Lange (United States, 1895 - 1965) , 1936, Gelatin-silver print
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Singularity, Dorothea Rockburne (Canada, Verdun, Quebec, born 1934) , 1999, Twelve color lithograph/screenprint
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William Strang Dorothea - The Don Quixote Series etching 1902
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Artist: Dorothea Lange Title: White Angel Breadline, San Francisco Date: 1933 Medium: gelatin silver print
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Dorothea Lange, Jesse Alexander (United States, born 1929) , 1966, printed 1977, Gelatin-silver print
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Artist: Dorothea Lange Title: Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California Date: 1936 Medium: gelatin silver print Dimensions:
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Still life, Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen (Germany, Holstein, Lensahn, 1886 - 1930) , 1920, Linoleum cut on laid paper
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Autumn, Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen (Germany, Holstein, Lensahn, 1886 - 1930) , circa 1919, Woodcut on wove paper
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Salinas Lettuce Pickers, Calif., Dorothea Lange (United States, 1895 - 1965) , 1938, printed 1938, Gelatin-silver print
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Mother and child, Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen (Germany, Holstein, Lensahn, 1886 - 1930) , circa 1919, Woodcut on wove paper
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Untitled, Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen (Germany, Holstein, Lensahn, 1886 - 1930) , 1920, Woodcut and collage on purple laid paper
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William Strang Dorothea, plate 14 in the book, A Seriesäillustrating Subjects from åDon Quixote* (London: Macmillan and Co., 1902) etching 1902
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Walter Satterlee "Dorothea fed the chickens...", third image in the book The Decorative Sisters by Josephine Pollard (New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., 1881) color lithograph 1881
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Walter Satterlee "Dorothea wed a farmer...", seventeenth image in the book The Decorative Sisters by Josephine Pollard (New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., 1881) color lithograph 1881
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Destitute Peapicker - Mother Of Seven Children (Migrant Mother - Variant), Dorothea Lange (United States, 1895 - 1965) , 1936 (FEB), printed 1936 (FEB), Gelatin-silver print
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Walter Satterlee "One day as Dorothea, with her sleeves rolled up...", fourth image in the book The Decorative Sisters by Josephine Pollard (New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., 1881) color lithograph 1881
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Walter Satterlee "Dorothea was no longer interested in teh churning...", ninth image in the book The Decorative Sisters by Josephine Pollard (New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., 1881) color lithograph 1881
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Road West, 1938 Dorothea Lange (American, 1895-1965)Depicted: United States of AmericaGelatin silver print; 17.3
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California
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Asahel Powers, American, 1813-1843 Mrs. Patrick Henry (Dorothea Dandridge) 1826 Oil on canvas 85.09 x
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Dorothea Lange - Once a Missouri Farmer, Now a Migratory Laborer on the Pacific Coast, California 1936 gelatin silver print Cincinnati Art Museum American
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Edmund John Birch Coffee pot and lid black basalt circa 1802
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Woman’s Bonnet, Virot (House of) , circa 1885, Silk velvet, beads
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Shaw and Shakespeare, William H. Cotton (1880 - 1958)  (Artist), Pastel and watercolor
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Walter Crane The Discovery of Dorothea, page 152 in the book Don Quixote of the Mancha, retold by Judge Parry (London: Blackie & Son and Manchester: Sherratt and Hughes, 1900) lithograph 1900
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Woman’s Bonnet, Ballenberg (United States, Illinois, Chicago)  (Label), 1884, Silk velvet, wood
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Fashion Plate (L’Illustrateur des Dames), Moine , circa 1860, Colored engraving on paper
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Fashion Plate (L’Illustrateur des Dames), Moine , circa 1860, Colored engraving on paper
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Fashion Plate (L’Illustrateur des Dames), Moine , circa 1860, Colored engraving on paper
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Walter Crane The Meeting of Dorothea and Don Quixote, opposite page 160 in the book Don Quixote of the Mancha, retold by Judge Parry (London: Blackie & Son and Manchester: Sherratt and Hughes, 1900) color lithograph 1900
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Walter Crane Don Quixote Addressing Dorothea, page 205 in the book Don Quixote of the Mancha, retold by Judge Parry (London: Blackie & Son and Manchester: Sherratt and Hughes, 1900)Of the Rare Adventures at lithograph 1900
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Flowers and Birds, Zhou Zhimian (1580 - 1610)  (Artist), Ming dynasty, about 1580-1610, Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
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Nude with Black Hair in Profile, Henri Matisse (France, Cateau-Cambresis, 1869 - 1954) , 1906, Lithograph on Japan paper
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Fashion Plate (Costumes Parisiens), Louis-Marie Lanté (born 1789) , November 10, 1834, Hand-colored engraving on paper
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Portrait of Jane Griffith Koch, Rembrandt Peale (United States, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, 1778 - 1860) , circa 1817, Oil on canvas
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Portrait of Jacob Gerard Koch, Rembrandt Peale (United States, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, 1778 - 1860) , circa 1817, Oil on canvas
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Woman’s Two-piece Dress with Dolman, Marshall Field and Company , circa 1889, Silk velvet, fur
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Jan Weenix, Dutch, 1642-1719 Dead Birds and Hunting Equipment in a Landscape Oil on canvas
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Vertraue Gott, er ist dein Vater! (titre inscrit) (1815) by anonyme
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Die rote Erde 1, no. 8/10 (1920), Lyonel Feininger (United States, New York, New York City, 1871 - 1956) , 1920, Printed material with fourteen woodcuts and four linoleum cuts on wove paper
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Die rote Erde 1, no. 8/10 (1920), Lyonel Feininger (United States, New York, New York City, 1871 - 1956) , 1920, Printed material with fourteen woodcuts and four linoleum cuts on wove paper
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Die rote Erde 1, no. 8/10 (1920), Lyonel Feininger (United States, New York, New York City, 1871 - 1956) , 1920, Printed material with fourteen woodcuts and four linoleum cuts on wove paper
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Die rote Erde 1, no. 8/10 (1920), Lyonel Feininger (United States, New York, New York City, 1871 - 1956) , 1920, Printed material with fourteen woodcuts and four linoleum cuts on wove paper
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Die rote Erde 1, no. 8/10 (1920), Lyonel Feininger (United States, New York, New York City, 1871 - 1956) , 1920, Printed material with fourteen woodcuts and four linoleum cuts on wove paper
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Die rote Erde 1, no. 8/10 (1920), Lyonel Feininger (United States, New York, New York City, 1871 - 1956) , 1920, Printed material with fourteen woodcuts and four linoleum cuts on wove paper
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Die rote Erde 1, no. 8/10 (1920), Lyonel Feininger (United States, New York, New York City, 1871 - 1956) , 1920, Printed material with fourteen woodcuts and four linoleum cuts on wove paper
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Die rote Erde 1, no. 8/10 (1920), Lyonel Feininger (United States, New York, New York City, 1871 - 1956) , 1920, Printed material with fourteen woodcuts and four linoleum cuts on wove paper
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Die rote Erde 1, no. 8/10 (1920), Lyonel Feininger (United States, New York, New York City, 1871 - 1956) , 1920, Printed material with fourteen woodcuts and four linoleum cuts on wove paper
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Buste de Ludwig van Beethoven (1903) by BOURDELLE Antoine
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Buste de Ludwig van Beethoven (1903) by BOURDELLE Antoine

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (5)
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Philadelphia Museum of Art: Dorothea Tanning: Birthday and Beyond
Birthday announces an artist who emerged into the public eye with a fully formulated vision and exquisitely flawless technique, says Ann Temkin, The Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern and Contempora...
Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University: Surreal Anatomies: Works on Paper by Hans Bellmer and Dorothea Tanning
Prints from the permanent collection of the Michael C. Carlos will explore the fantastic, sometimes shocking, representations of the human figure reflect the personal visions and psychological experiences of each of the Surrealist artists....
Fundação Arpad Szenes - Vieira da Silva: Max Ernst: Sculptures
As of the end of the 20s, Max Ernsts interest in sculpture as an autonomous discipline became more evident and his plastic production became increasingly independent of his pictorial production, developing its own stylistic direction: in sculpt...
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...
Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona: Paris and The Surrealists
The Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona presents the exhibition PARIS AND THE SURREALISTS, curated by the art historian and critic Victoria Combalía, which will run in Gallery 2 of the CCCB from 17 February to 22 May 2005. The exhibition ...

Further Artwork and Information:

WebMuseum: Tanning, Dorothea
Dorothea Tanning - Artist Painting Prices, Art Appraisal, Artist Paintings [AskART.com]
Dorothea Tanning (1910 - ) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Dorothea Tanning - Artist Painting - Artist Summary [AskART.com]
Dorothea Tanning: Still in the Studio
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Dorothea Tanning: Birthday and Beyond
Dorothea Tanning
Salon.com People | Oldest living surrealist tells all
Dorothea Tanning Exhibition, Masterworks Fine Art
Dorothea Tanning - Surrealist Artist

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