Yves Tanguy appears in the Epstein documents exclusively as a deceased Surrealist painter whose artworks were featured in contemporary art gallery exhibitions, specifically in promotional emails sent to Epstein's email address. All mentions occur in marketing emails from Nahmad Contemporary gallery between 2020-2021.

Yves Tanguy (1900-1955) is mentioned only in the context of art exhibitions and gallery promotions. The emails document the exhibition 'SUPERUNKNOWN | Max Ernst & Yves Tanguy with Urs Fischer' at Nahmad Contemporary gallery in New York, which ran from September through November 2020 and was promoted at various art fairs including Frieze Masters and FIAC Paris in 2021. Tanguy appears purely as a historical artist whose paintings were being exhibited alongside works by Max Ernst and contemporary artist Urs Fischer. There is no evidence of any direct connection to Jeffrey Epstein—these are simply promotional emails sent to Epstein's email address ([email protected]) by an art gallery, likely because Epstein was on their mailing list as a known art collector.

Key Highlights

• •All 21 mentions occur in 6 promotional emails from Nahmad Contemporary gallery sent between September 2020 and October 2021
• •Tanguy is referenced as part of the exhibition 'SUPERUNKNOWN' pairing his Surrealist paintings with those of Max Ernst and a new installation by Urs Fischer
• •The emails include copyright notices crediting the Estate of Yves Tanguy and Artists Rights Society, confirming these are references to the historical artist who died in 1955
• •One email describes Tanguy's work as 'windows onto a metaphysical world' that aimed to 'free the viewer of their conscious shackles'
• •These appear to be mass-marketing emails sent to art collectors; Epstein's presence on the mailing list reflects his documented interest in collecting art

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