{"id":1250,"date":"2013-06-20T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/small-vase.flywheelsites.com\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2017-03-18T10:06:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T16:06:29","slug":"pere-tanguy-and-vincent-van-gogh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.vangoghgallery.com\/index.php\/en\/2013\/06\/20\/pere-tanguy-and-vincent-van-gogh\/","title":{"rendered":"P\u00e8re Tanguy and Vincent van Gogh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Van Gogh\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vangoghgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vincent van Gogh<\/a> created three paintings of P\u00e8re Tanguy during his time in Paris.\u00a0 Julien Fran\u00e7ois Tanguy, also known as P\u00e8re or \u201cFather\u201d Tanguy, was a paint dealer with a store on the Rue Clauzel, where Van Gogh frequently purchased paints.\u00a0 Tanguy was known for selling products for cheap prices and allowed artists to make purchases on credit or in exchange for paintings, but the supplies were somewhat questionable in quality.\u00a0 Tanguy had socialist political views and had to go into exile due to his participation in the Paris Commune.\u00a0 The artists saw him as a hero who shared their utopian principles.<\/p>\n<p>On June 21, 1888, Van Gogh wrote to his brother, Theo, and asked:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat is old Tanguy doing? Have you seen him lately? I am always glad to get paints from him, even if they are just a little worse than elsewhere, provided however that they are not too expensive.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tanguy had an informal gallery in the back rooms of the store where he displayed works by <a title=\"Seurat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vangoghgallery.com\/artistbios\/Georges_Seurat.html\" target=\"_blank\">Seurat<\/a>, <a title=\"Cezanne\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vangoghgallery.com\/artistbios\/Paul_Cezanne.html\" target=\"_blank\">C\u00e9zanne<\/a>, <a title=\"Gauguin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gauguingallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gauguin<\/a> and even Van Gogh.\u00a0 These artists later became important figures in the Modernist Movement making Tanguy\u2019s gallery an important part in the development as well.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 1887, Van Gogh wrote to Theo saying,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI saw Tanguy yesterday and he has put a canvas I&#8217;ve just done in the window.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the three portraits of P\u00e8re Tanguy we see advancement in Van Gogh\u2019s style.\u00a0 The first portrait, painted in the winter of 1887 and sometimes referred to as <em>Portr\u00e6t of Julien Tanguy<\/em>, is subdued, painted in brown tones.\u00a0 The second portrait, painted in the autumn of 1887, introduces <a title=\"Van Gogh and Japanese Art, Part 1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.vangoghgallery.com\/index.php\/2013\/01\/08\/van-gogh-and-japanese-art-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Japanese prints<\/a> to the background as well as brighter colors.\u00a0 Along with painting supplies, Tanguy also sold Japanese prints.\u00a0 Van Gogh had a great appreciation of Japanese prints as well and painted Tanguy\u2019s portrait in front of six of these brightly colored prints as a sign of their shared interest.\u00a0 In the background of the portrait we see the six ukiyo-e, these prints feature a cherry tree blossoms, a Japanese courtesan, Mount Fuji, and a cluster of morning-glories.<\/p>\n<p>The third and final portrait of Tanguy, painted in the winter of 1887\/1888, is the most highly developed in style, color and brushstroke.\u00a0 The beginning of the development of Van Gogh\u2019s linear brushstroke style can be seen in the final <em>Portrait of Pere Tanguy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Van Gogh and Tanguy had their differences, due to money, but in the end Tanguy attended Van Gogh\u2019s funeral in 1890.\u00a0 In 1894, Tanguy died, and following his death his daughter sold the second <em>Portrait of P\u00e8re Tanguy<\/em> to sculptor Auguste Rodin.\u00a0 The painting was in Rodin\u2019s personal collection and is now a part of the permanent collection at <a title=\"Musee Rodin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musee-rodin.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\">Mus\u00e9e Rodin<\/a> in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Letter Sources:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.webexhibits.org\/vangogh\/letter\/18\/501.htm\">http:\/\/www.webexhibits.org\/vangogh\/letter\/18\/501.htm<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.webexhibits.org\/vangogh\/letter\/17\/462.htm\">http:\/\/www.webexhibits.org\/vangogh\/letter\/17\/462.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"Portrait of P\u00e8re Tanguy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vangoghgallery.com\/catalog\/Painting\/2153\/Portrait%20of%20P%C3%83%C2%A8re%20Tanguy.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 2px; border: 2px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vangoghgallery.com\/catalog\/image\/0263\/Portrait-of-P\u00e8re-Tanguy.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of P\u00e8re Tanguy\" width=\"200\" align=\"left\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"2\" vspace=\"2\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"Van Gogh Painting Portrait of P\u00e8re Tanguy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vangoghgallery.com\/catalog\/Painting\/2154\/Portrait-of-P%C3%A8re-Tanguy.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 2px; border: 2px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vangoghgallery.com\/catalog\/image\/0363\/Portrait-of-P\u00e8re-Tanguy.jpg\" alt=\"Van Gogh 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