Following a major retrospective of the work of Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012) at Tate Modern in 2019, Farleys House & Gallery will also present a solo show of the U.S. artist in spring 2022. The exhibition, Dorothea Tanning: Printmaker, is on view at the museum near Chiddingly from April 3 to May 22. It focuses on Tanning's prints. The painter and sculptor spent a total of 20 years (1950s-1970s) in France with her husband, Max Ernst. During this time, she advanced to become a prolific and successful printmaker, producing more than a hundred prints. The majority of these were used in the illustrated books of her Surrealist friends and in books she wrote herself. After her husband's death, Tanning moved back to New York, where she continued to produce prints. However, these remained relatively unknown, unlike her paintings and drawings. Dorothea Tanning: Printmaker is intended to counteract this situation.
U.S. artist Dorothea Tanning is best known for her painting, sculpture, printmaking and writing. In 1936, she discovered surrealism for herself at the New York exhibition Fantastic Art, Dada and Surrealism and, like her husband, Max Ernst, created surrealist works. She often used her own dreams as inspiration. Today, Tanning's works can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), the Tate Gallery (London), and the Museum of Modern Art (New York), among others.
