Sam Francis

Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

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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

Etel Adnan

L'Express Beyrouth-Enfer, 2021

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Etel Adnan

L'Apocalypse Arabe, 2021

Limited Edition Print

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What is Gestural?

What is Gestural?

Gestural is a term which describes painting with freely sweeping brush strokes. The main goal of gestural art was to allow the artist to physically portray emotional impulses. Viewers were thought to understand inner artistic thoughts revealed through the varied, yet expressive paint marks.

Thiebaud WAYNE | City Edge | Aquatint available for sale on composition gallery

Thiebaud Wayne

City Edge, 1988

Limited Edition Print

Aquatint

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Andy WARHOL | Mick Jagger #146 | Screen-print available for sale on composition gallery

Andy Warhol

Mick Jagger #146, 1975

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Screen-print

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Andy WARHOL | Campbell's Soup I: Black Bean | Screen-print available for sale on composition gallery

Andy Warhol

Campbell's Soup I: Black Bean, 1968

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Screen-print

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Robert LONGO | Tillman | Lithograph available for sale on composition gallery

Robert Longo

Tillman, 1999

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