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569 To Horace Mann Livens, Paris, September or October 1886.
in note 12:
... Gogh exhibited work at the paint merchant Julien Tanguy’s shop and with the art dealers Pierre Fi...
570 To Charles Angrand. Paris, Monday, 25 October 1886.
in translation:
...e), he has a very fine Degas at the moment. At Tanguy’s I had another look at your young girl with ...
571 To Theo van Gogh. Paris, between about Sunday, 17 and Tuesday, 19 July 1887.
in note 8:
Julien Tanguy was married to Renée Julienne Tanguy-Briend. Unlike her husband, she was not well like...
Julien Tanguy was married to Renée Julienne Tanguy-Briend. Unlike her husband, she was not well like...
in translation:
...orking at Asnières I had lots of canvases and Tanguy was very good to me. He still is, when it comes...
...hen it comes down to it, but his old witch of a wife noticed what was going on and objected to it. No...
572 To Theo van Gogh. Paris, between about Saturday, 23 and about Monday, 25 July 1887.
in note 5:
...rscape from Asnières which Van Gogh said that Tanguy had in his possession in a letter of July 1888;...
in translation:
I saw Tanguy yesterday and he put a canvas I had just done in his window, I’ve done four since you ...
595 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Wednesday, 11 April 1888.
in note 6:
At this time the paint merchant Julien Tanguy had works by Van Gogh in stock. It emerges from a lette...
in translation:
...ry I hadn’t asked for the colours from père Tanguy anyway, although there isn’t the least advant...
610 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Monday, 14 May 1888.
in note 8:
...tier’s (see letter 624) and no doubt also at Tanguy’s, where Cézanne stored paintings – as he ...
629 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Thursday, 21 June 1888.
in note 1:
...ime, I should be grateful if you would come to Tanguy’s with me, so that I can finish looking at yo...
in note 15:
See cat. Amsterdam 2011 for the difference in prices at Tanguy’s and Tasset’s.
in translation:
What’s père Tanguy doing, have you seen him recently? It’s still fine by me to ask him for paint...
634 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Thursday, 28 June 1888.
in note 3:
...ly Theo had placed orders with both Tasset and Tanguy; in letter 635 Vincent confirms receipt of pain...
in translation:
...orning — part of the order for colours, from Tanguy. His cobalt is too poor to order more from him....
...t in future I’ll write Tanguy next to the names of the colours, if they can be had from him.Tanguy
635 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Sunday, 1 July 1888.
in note 1:
... apparently placed orders with both Tasset and Tanguy; in letter 634 Vincent acknowledges receipt of ...
637 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Sunday, 8 or Monday, 9 July 1888.
in note 3:
Van Gogh had locked horns with Madame Tanguy before; see letter 571.
in note 2:
... study of a bank of the Seine in Asnières. If Tanguy did indeed have the work in his possession, it ...
in note 1:
In letter 595 Van Gogh had suggested exhibiting some of his Arles paintings in Tanguy’s window.
in translation:
...ranc note that was enclosed with it. About the Tanguy business, don’t get involved in it. Only I be...
...se that he’s dealing dishonestly towards me. Tanguy still has a study of mine that he thought he co...
Tanguy’s zinc white at 40 centimes is a little dearer than Tasset’s large tubes (at 1.50 francs),...
Leave Tanguy the study he has of Asnières — a bank of the Seine. It’s his, if it comes to it —...
...nt if people didn’t come, like our friend(?) Tanguy, asking for down payments when the debt is dubi...
...cause it’s not fair and it upsets me that père Tanguy should behave like that. You can be sure tha...
Just you watch, Bernard will have the same story with the Tanguys, only worse.
...ing it on the quiet — I beg you to take back my new paintings. And that’s enough. Tanguy woman
... next few days — but don’t fall for the Tanguy woman’s trick, because it’s not fair and it up...
638 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Monday, 9 or Tuesday, 10 July 1888.
in note 6:
This portrait of Mrs Tanguy is not known.
in note 8:
See letter 637, n. 2, for the study that Tanguy had: The Seine with moored boats (F 300 / JH 1275)...
in note 5:
Tanguy owned two portraits: Père Tanguy (F 263 / JH 1202) and Père Tanguy (F 363 / JH 1351).
in translation:
... care to recall that I painted portraits of père Tanguy (which he still has), of mère Tanguy (which...
...d dogs who live at the Institut Pasteur. So père Tanguy would be right a thousand times over if he k...
And for that reason père Tanguy is more closely connected — in terms of resignation and long patie...
...ts of père Tanguy (which he still has), of mère Tanguy (which they sold), of their friend (it’s t...
...aid with the sale of a painting. Xanthippe, mère Tanguy and some other ladies have, by some strange ...
640 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Sunday, 15 July 1888.
in note 13:
...etter 638, in response to Theo’s report that Tanguy had presented a bill (see letter 637). The port...
...re Tanguy (F 363 / JH 1351). The portrait of Mrs Tanguy is not known; that of their friend is probabl...
in note 12:
We do not know which flower painting Tanguy had. According to Bernard, Van Gogh had left a great many...
in translation:
I’ll happily exchange Tanguy’s flowers for a new study, if he’s given up hope of the flowers. T...
652 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Tuesday, 31 July 1888.
in translation:
...ace, very Socratic. A raging republican, like père Tanguy. A more interesting man than many people.
655 To Emile Bernard. Arles, on or about Sunday, 5 August 1888.
in translation:
...en tones: yellow, green, purples, pinks, reds, the uniform Prussian blue trimmed with yellow. Tanguy
663 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Saturday, 18 August 1888.
in translation:
...him; as a revolutionary this man is like père Tanguy, he’s probably considered a good republican b...
...n a bit like the road-menders on strike, père Tanguy, père Millet, the peasants. If you’re well, ...
677 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Sunday, 9 September 1888.
in translation:
...ubjects will be innumerable. If you gave père Tanguy the coarser paint, he’d probably do that well...
682 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Tuesday, 18 September 1888.
in note 11:
Vincent had asked Theo to find out from Tanguy whether it would be possible to supply more coarsely g...
in translation:
... if it didn’t work straightaway. I’m very curious to know what Tanguy will charge for his tubes.
683 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Tuesday, 18 September 1888.
in translation:
As carpentry is very expensive here, Tanguy could also supply them if he reckoned them at that price....
685 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Friday, 21 September 1888.
in translation:
...uite an old age I’ll be something like père Tanguy. Ah well, as for our personal future, in fact w...
687 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Tuesday, 25 September 1888.
in note 9:
Vincent had asked Theo to find out from Tanguy whether he could supply more coarsely ground paint; se...
in note 11:
This is confirmed by one of Tanguy’s price lists – undated – on which ‘Bleu de Berlin (ou Pru...
in translation:
What does père Tanguy say now about coarse colours?
691 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, on or about Saturday, 29 September 1888.
in note 16:
This consignment from Tanguy must have contained the coarsely ground paint that Van Gogh had asked fo...
in translation:
Tanguy’s consignment has arrived and I thank you for it very, very much, because this way I hope to...
694 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Wednesday, 3 October 1888.
in note 17:
Van Gogh mentioned in letter 691 that he had received a batch of coarsely ground paint from Tanguy.
in translation:
...es. I’ve painted the vineyards entirely with Tanguy’s colours, and it works well, the coarser gra...
718 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Saturday, 10 November 1888.
in note 3:
...Paris, canvases by Van Gogh were on display at Tanguy’s (see letter 572). In 1888 Tanguy still had ...
in note 15:
...I don’t like Vincent’s colours, and I want Tanguy’s’. (Je vais vous donner une commission. Di...
in translation:
There were a few canvases at Tanguy’s place first of all, at Thomas’s and then at Martin’s.
Now with regard to the few canvases at Tanguy’s or Thomas’s place... that’s a matter of such ab...
I repeat, I’m indifferent as regards Tanguy’s place, provided Tanguy is fully aware that he has n...
743 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Monday, 28 January 1889.
in translation:
...he old peasant woman, just the sort of woman Mrs Tanguy would be, with a head of flint or gun flint, ...
757 Paul Signac to Vincent van Gogh. Cassis, Friday, 12 April 1889.
in translation:
...r cobalt blue – not that of that good fellow Tanguy – are without doubt shit beside these Mediter...
768 To Theo van Gogh. Arles, Friday, 3 May 1889.
in translation:
... to the human beings with whom one lives. How is père Tanguy – you must give him my warm regards.
776 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, on or about Thursday, 23 May 1889.
in note 4:
...he reported that the Berceuse he had left with Tanguy had been sold for 600 francs. See Bernard lettr...
in translation:
...ould take the canvases which are dry enough at Tanguy’s or at your place off the stretching frames ...
779 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Sunday, 9 June 1889.
in note 12:
...ent asked Theo to order were usually sent directly to Vincent by Tasset & Lhote and Tanguy in Paris.
792 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Tuesday, 16 July 1889.
in note 12:
To rent this little room, Theo paid Tanguy 30 francs on 15 October 1889, 4 February 1890 and 27 April...
in translation:
...le to see your paintings. The Pissarros, père Tanguy, Werenskiold, a Norwegian who has a lot of tale...
...at our place, I’ve rented a small room in père Tanguy’s house where I’ve put quite a few of th...
793 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Monday, 29 July 1889.
in translation:
...d those that were on them and are currently at Tanguy’s. They make a fine display in the frame. Tan...
799 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Thursday, 5 September 1889.
in note 13:
...dants, and in March 1890 another 10 francs via Tanguy for the exhibition of the Indépendants. See Ac...
800 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Thursday, 5 and Friday, 6 September 1889.
in note 1:
... to Vincent about the room he was renting from Tanguy; he eventually paid a total of 90 francs in ren...
in translation:
... replied. First that you’ve rented a room in Tanguy’s house and that my canvases are there, that�...
802 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Wednesday, 18 September 1889.
in translation:
... to Paris soon. While talking about you, père Tanguy and I had already touched on the question of wh...
813 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Tuesday, 22 October 1889.
in translation:
...ls, the latter also saw everything there is at Tanguy’s, and your works seem to interest him a grea...
819 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Saturday, 16 November 1889.
in note 8:
...o had written in letter 813 that Theo van Rijsselberghe had seen Vincent’s canvases at Tanguy’s.
in translation:
... of several of your canvases. There’s one at Tanguy’s at the moment, in the shop window, a view o...
820 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, on or about Tuesday, 19 November 1889.
in note 4:
...ten in letter 819 that the work was hanging in Tanguy’s shop window and that he thought it splendid...
825 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Sunday, 8 December 1889.
in note 9:
...his weekly magazine. He writes: ‘Do you know Tanguy? Yes or no? 14 rue Clauzel; an ugly-looking sho...
in translation:
Lately Tanguy has been exhibiting a lot of your canvases, he told me that he hopes to sell the Benc...
...little journal he ran in which he talked about Tanguy’s shop, and in which he also mentions your pa...
830 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Sunday, 22 December 1889.
in translation:
...t’s like a memory of something one has seen. Tanguy is mounting it at the moment, and on 3 January ...
...de a very good effect. Your paintings cheer up Tanguy’s shop, and père Tanguy likes them a lot, bu...
834 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Friday, 3 January 1890.
in translation:
...ve gone off to the Vingtistes – you must ask Tanguy to remove the nails from other canvases and to ...
850 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Saturday, 1 February 1890.
in note 6:
...r three paintings of sunflowers at Theo’s or Tanguy’s; with regard to this, see letter 783, n. 9....
854 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Wednesday, 12 February 1890.
in translation:
...hey didn’t arrive in time you would have to make a choice from those that are at père Tanguy’s.
863 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Tuesday, 29 April 1890.
in translation:
...colours, part of which you could well get from Tanguy’s if he’s hard up, or if that would please ...
867 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Saturday, 3 May 1890.
in translation:
...sitions. The consignment of Tasset and Tanguy colours has left, I hadn’t yet received your ...
869 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Saturday, 10 May 1890.
in translation:
.... I had ordered the colours you asked for from Tanguy and Tasset, telling myself that anyway it would...
870 To Theo van Gogh. Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Sunday, 11 May 1890.
in translation:
...d colours from Tasset & Lhote (were those from Tanguy in the same consignment?), and I can’t thank ...
RM20 To Theo van Gogh and Jo van Gogh-Bonger. Auvers-sur-Oise, Saturday, 24 May 1890.
in note 8:
...the brothers’ collection were also stored at Tanguy’s. With regard to the paintings in the family...
in note 6:
Theo had Vincent’s paintings stored in a little room at Tanguy’s; see letter 792.
in note 2:
...a total of 490 francs from Theo, who also paid Tanguy 136 francs for painting materials in June 1890 ...
in translation:
...case preferable to the bedbug-infested hole at Tanguy’s, and besides I’d find a shelter myself th...
880 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Thursday, 5 June 1890.
in translation:
...r disposal a magnificent painting which was at Tanguy’s, Sunset. It will look good in your studio. ...
881 To Theo van Gogh and Jo van Gogh-Bonger. Auvers, Tuesday, 10 June 1890.
in note 9:
Theo rented a room at Tanguy’s, where he stored Vincent’s paintings (see letter 792).
in translation:
...m Pontoise to here. So please would you ask père Tanguy to set to work with all speed to take all th...
888 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Sunday, 15 June 1890.
in translation:
... is to send you the colours you ask for today. Tanguy was telling me the other day that the tubes fro...
889 To Theo van Gogh. Auvers-sur-Oise, Tuesday, 17 June 1890.
in note 2:
Theo rented a room at Tanguy’s, where he stored Vincent’s paintings (see letter 792).
in translation:
... the question regarding the difference between Tanguy and Tasset colours. Well, it’s absolutely the...
...rtheless consider it very good that, should père Tanguy be going to extraordinary lengths for us by ...
... Now this difference isn’t important, and if Tanguy has the good will to pack up the canvases store...
897 Theo van Gogh to Vincent van Gogh. Paris, Saturday, 5 July 1890.
in translation:
...rooke, who’s coming to see your paintings at Tanguy’s, next a Japanese Buddha which I saw in a cu...

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3 essay items found

Correspondents / Artist friends
in correspondents_3:
...e first time in Cormon’s studio. ... Then at Tanguy’s shop, that fervent little chapel whose old ...
Biographical & historical context / The financial backgrounds
in context_3:
...m of Tasset & L’Hôte, and 381.25 francs for Tanguy. In the period June 1889-July 1890, Theo listed...
Van Gogh as a letter-writer / Sketches
in letter_writer_6:
... milk, the quality of the colours made by père Tanguy, or an order for paints that he sent to Theo.

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Chronology
in 1887:
July Exhibits a recent painting in Tanguy’s shop window (572). His relationship with Agostina ...
in 1886:
...s works at the shop of the colourman Julien ‘Père’ Tanguy, the galleries of the art dealers Pie...
...ier (569, 718). Sells at least one painting to Tanguy during his time in Paris (638). Beginning...
... with Emile Bernard after meeting him again in Tanguy’s shop. Gets to know Louis Anquetin through B...

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51 letters, 3 essay items and 1 other item found

51 letters found

3 essay items found

1 other item found

Vincent van Gogh, The Letters