Adnan took a unique approach to her landscape oil paintings, characteristically limiting herself to only a few colors and laying thick swaths of paint on her canvasses using a palette knife, rather than a brush. Although she tended to work on a small scale, her highly abstract landscapes were nevertheless composed of bold, sometimes monolithic shapes. This approach was informed by her philosophical and spiritualized conception of colors, which she described as “entities in themselves,” having almost divine qualities. As an artist, she thus sought to give physical expression to these metaphysical beings.
In her 1986 book, Journey to Mount Tamalpais, Etel Adnan argued that nature constitutes an important dimension of thinking. Her broader oeuvre stand as a testament to the way in which she sought to attend to the “spirit” of the landscapes and places that were her subjects, as well as the colors through which such a spirit can be expressed.(Artist Website). Read Less
Etel Adnan
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Etel Adnan was a playwright, journalist, academic, and painter who was renowned not only for her intensely energetic and bold paintings, but her poetry, plays, and philosophical meditations on aesthetics. Born in Beirut, she became an important figure within the Arab-American community.
Adnan took a unique approach to her landscape oil paintings, characteristically limiting herself to only a few colors and laying thick swaths of paint on her canvasses using a palette knife, rather than a brush. Although she tended to work on a small scale, her highly abstract landscapes were nevertheless composed of bold, sometimes monolithic shapes. This approach was informed by her philosophical and spiritualized conception of colors, which she described as “entities in themselves,” having almost divine qualities. As an artist, she thus sought to give physical expression to these metaphysical beings.
In her 1986 book, Journey to Mount Tamalpais, Etel Adnan argued that nature constitutes an important dimension of thinking. Her broader oeuvre stand as a testament to the way Read More
In her 1986 book, Journey to Mount Tamalpais, Etel Adnan argued that nature constitutes an important dimension of thinking. Her broader oeuvre stand as a testament to the way Read More
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Etel Adnan
L'Express Beyrouth-Enfer, 2021
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L'Apocalypse Arabe, 2021
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What is abstract art?
Abstract art uses form, shape, line, and color to create a visual experience without attempting to represent external reality. The composition exists independently of the world's visual references, focusing on expressing ideas and emotions through non-representational means.
Karel Appel
Circus suite, no. 29,1978
Limited Edition Print
Etching
USD 1,700
Karel Appel
Pink Cat,1979
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 750
Karel Appel
Walking Cat,1979
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 750
Eduardo Chillida
Mas Allá II,1973
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
EUR 3,100
Eduardo Chillida
Beltza III,1969
Limited Edition Print
Woodcut
EUR 4,850
Eduardo Chillida
Cioran XXXII,1983
Limited Edition Print
Engraving
EUR 1,875
Julie Mehretu
Untitled (Pulse), 2013
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
GBP 8,000 - 10,000
Julie Mehretu
Sapphic Strophe 2 (from Sapphic Strophes: A Suite Of Four Prints, 2011
Limited Edition Print
Relief Printing
GBP 5,000 - 7,000
Imi Knoebel
Gartenbild 9 (Garden Image 9), 2008/2015
Limited Edition Print
Collage
GBP 10,000 - 13,000
Julie Mehretu
Sapphic Strophe 4 (from Sapphic Strophes: A Suite Of Four Prints), 2011
Limited Edition Print
Relief Printing
GBP 3,000 - 5,000
