From 1873 to 1892, Julien Tanguy, an art supply dealer, better known as “Père” Tanguy, ran a shop at 14 rue Clauzel in Paris. He was a key figure in the development of Impressionist art in France. Tanguy often sold struggling artists supplies on credit or in exchange for paintings. His shop and small gallery became a haven for young, Impressionist artists such as Van Gogh, Monet, Pissarro, Cézanne Gauguin, Lautrec and Renoir. Pere Tanguy was also one of the first to exhibit ukiyo-e (Japanese prints). Ukiyo-e became a major source of inspiration for these artists and “Japonisme” (the term for the influence of Japanese arts on those of the West) became a major trend into the 20th Century.

Today, a Japanese gallery has opened in the same space as Pere Tanguy’s old shop and gallery, reviving his memory by exhibiting Japanese prints there once again.

The Japanese prints exhibited in our gallery are authentic artworks from the Edo period (1603-1867) in Japan.

We invite you to discover our gallery on line, and then please visit us in person at PERE TANGUY, 14 rue Clauzel in Paris.

Our gallery also exhibits examples of the same prints that Van Gogh’s had in his personal Japanese print Collection.

Genji-e (1847-54) Utagawa Toyokuni III

Lady Murasaki, Genji karuta (1857) Utagawa Kunisada II

Yoshiwara Nihon Embankment (1857) Utagawa Hiroshige

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