
En Chair Et En Or
"En Chair Et En Or" (In Flesh and In Gold) is an etching with aquatint by Surrealist artist Dorothea Tanning that exemplifies her distinctive visual language combining organic forms with dreamlike imagery. The work employs the tonal possibilities of aquatint to create atmospheric depth and sensuous surfaces that blur the boundaries between abstraction and figuration. Characteristic of Tanning's printmaking practice, the piece demonstrates her mastery of intaglio techniques to render mysterious, biomorphic forms that invite multiple interpretations.
- Medium
- Etching with Aquatint
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- Auction House · RoGallery
🔨 Auction Lot
March Modern & Contemporary Art
March 25, 2026
Lot 273
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