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Sage, Kay
Sage, Kay (1898–1963). American Surrealist painter, born in Albany, New York, to wealthy parents. She was mainly self-taught as an artist. In 1900–14 and 1919–37 she lived in Italy (she was married to an Italian prince, 1925–35), and Giorgio de Chirico was an early influence on her work. In 1937 she moved to Paris, where she met Tanguy in 1939. He followed her to the USA in 1940 and they married later that year. From the time of her return to America architectural motifs became prominent in her work—strange steel structures depicted in sharp detail against vistas of unreal space—and her pictures also included draperies from which faces and figures sometimes mistily emerged (Tomorrow is Never, Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1955). Sage also made mixed-media constructions. Tanguy's sudden death in 1955 cast a shadow over her last years and she committed suicide. She published four collections of her poems (1957–62), one of which, Mordicus (1962), was illustrated by Dubuffet.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Sage, Kay." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Sage, Kay." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-SageKay.html IAN CHILVERS. "Sage, Kay." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-SageKay.html |
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Sage, Kay
Sage, Kay (b Albany, NY, 25 June 1898; d Woodbury, Conn., 25 Jan. 1963). American Surrealist painter, mainly self-taught as an artist. The daughter of wealthy parents, she spent much of her life in Italy (she was married to an Italian prince, 1925–35), and Giorgio de Chirico was an early influence on her work. In 1937 she moved to Paris, where she met Yves Tanguy in 1939. He followed her to the USA in 1940 and they married later that year. From the time of her return to America, architectural motifs became prominent in her work—strange steel structures depicted in sharp detail against vistas of unreal space—and her pictures also included draperies from which faces and figures sometimes mistily emerged (Tomorrow is Never, 1955, Met. Mus., New York). Sage also made mixed-media constructions and wrote poetry. Tanguy's sudden death in 1955 cast a shadow over her last years and she committed suicide.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Sage, Kay." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Sage, Kay." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-SageKay.html IAN CHILVERS. "Sage, Kay." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-SageKay.html |
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Sage, Kay
Sage, Kay (1898–1963). American Surrealist painter, mainly self-taught as an artist. The daughter of wealthy parents, she spent much of her life in Italy (she was married to an Italian prince, 1925–35), and Giorgio de Chirico was an early influence on her work. In 1937 she moved to Paris, where she met Yves Tanguy in 1939. He followed her to the USA in 1940 and they married later that year. From the time of her return to America, architectural motifs became prominent in her work—strange steel structures depicted in sharp detail against vistas of unreal space—and her pictures also included draperies from which faces and figures sometimes emerged mistily (Tomorrow is Never, 1955, Met. Mus., New York). Sage also made mixed-media constructions and wrote poetry. Tanguy's sudden death in 1955 cast a shadow over her last years and she committed suicide.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Sage, Kay." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Sage, Kay." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-SageKay.html IAN CHILVERS. "Sage, Kay." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-SageKay.html |
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