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Etel Adnan — Le climat d'Erquy 3
Etel Adnan

Le climat d'Erquy 3

2021

Created near the end of the artist's life, this work combines Japanese watercolor pen and ink on canvas to capture the atmospheric climate of Erquy, a Breton coastal town. The composition uses fluid, calligraphic marks and layered washes to evoke light, weather, and the transient qualities of a specific place. The technique reveals Adnan's lifelong interest in Asian artistic traditions and her ability to infuse landscape with lyrical abstraction. This final series demonstrates her continued exploration of how color and gesture can express ephemeral natural phenomena.

Medium
Japanese watercolor pen and ink on canvas
Dimensions

Notes

From Galerie Lelong catalog. Reference: W23671.

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Etel Adnan, Le climat d'Erquy 3, 2021

Created near the end of the artist's life, this work combines Japanese watercolor pen and ink on canvas to capture the atmospheric climate of Erquy, a Breton coastal town. The composition uses fluid, calligraphic marks and layered washes to evoke light, weather, and the transient qualities of a specific place. The technique reveals Adnan's lifelong interest in Asian artistic traditions and her ability to infuse landscape with lyrical abstraction. This final series demonstrates her continued exploration of how color and gesture can express ephemeral natural phenomena.

Medium
Japanese watercolor pen and ink on canvas
Dimensions
41 x 33 cm
Year
2021
Seen at
Galerie Lelong, Paris, France

Related themes

Intimate, Seascape, Watercolor, Atmospheric, Contemplative, Cool Tones, Lebanese-American, Place, Landscape, Post-War, Ink, Gestural, Works on Paper, Nature, Modern, Light, Female Artist, Abstract, Contemporary

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