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Dorothea Tanning — En Chair Et En Or
Dorothea Tanning

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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March Modern & Contemporary Art

March 25, 2026

Lot 273

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Dorothea Tanning, 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
Seen at
RoGallery, Long Island City, NY

Related themes

Surrealism, Textured impasto technique, 20th Century, Flesh and gold imagery, Large Scale Painting, American Artist, Abstract Figurative, Psychological exploration, Dreamlike and mysterious, Oil on Canvas

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