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title: Portrait of Père Tanguy by van Gogh
author: Rodin Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15479/portrait-of-pere-tanguy-by-van-gogh/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Portrait of Père Tanguy by van Gogh
_Authored by Rodin Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15479.png)
## Image Caption
An 1887 oil on canvas painting, *Portrait of Père Tanguy*, by [Vincent van Gogh](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vincent_van_Gogh/) (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/). "Père" Tanguy (1825-1894) was a great friend of the impressionists. He owned an art supplies shop in Montmartre, accepting paintings as payment for materials. Vincent painted Tanguy three times. In the background of this version are several Japanese prints, an art form which was very popular and influential in [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/) in this period. (Rodin Museum, Paris)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, R. (2022, March 18). Portrait of Père Tanguy by van Gogh. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, Rodin. "Portrait of Père Tanguy by van Gogh." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 18, 2022. .
### MLA
Museum, Rodin. "Portrait of Père Tanguy by van Gogh." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Mar 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_-_Portrait_of_Pere_Tanguy_1887-8.JPG) by [**Rodin Museum**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_-_Portrait_of_Pere_Tanguy_1887-8.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.