Art of the 20th Century

 

Art Styles in 20th century Art Map



 

Dorothea Tanning




 

Dorothea Tanning

(b Galesburg, IL, 25 Aug 1910).

American painter, sculptor, illustrator, stage designer and writer. She studied at the school of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1932 before moving to New York, where she saw the exhibition Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism (1936–7; New York, MOMA) and was inspired to become a painter. After meeting Max Ernst in 1942 she became part of the group of exiled Surrealists living in New York during World War II. Her first one-woman exhibition took place at the Julien Levy Gallery in 1944.
 

The Rose and the Dog
1951


 

Death and the Maiden
1953


 

Tragic Table
1973


 

Revelation at the End of the Month
1973


 

Sofa on a Rainy Day
1973