
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
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Galerie Lelong
Notes
From Galerie Lelong catalog. Reference: W23671.
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Cy Twombly
American · b. 1928

Twombly similarly combined gestural linear marks with ink and fluid applications on canvas to evoke atmospheric and place based sensations rather than literal representation. His works share the same tension between precise drawn lines and broader painterly passages that characterize Adnan's approach to landscape abstraction.

Hiroshi Senju
Japanese · b. 1958

Senju works with Japanese mineral pigments and ink to capture the atmospheric essence of natural environments, particularly coastal and elemental landscapes, using materials deeply rooted in Japanese artistic tradition. His abstracted environmental works share Adnan's use of culturally resonant Eastern materials to convey climatic and geographical mood.

Joan Mitchell
American · b. 1925

Mitchell created gestural abstract works deeply tied to specific landscapes and her experience of French coastal environments, often working with layered marks that suggest atmospheric conditions without literal depiction. Her emotionally charged yet geographically anchored abstractions closely parallel Adnan's fusion of place, environment, and linear ink based gesture.

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