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Unknown — Schlange (snake)
Unknown

Schlange (snake)

A sinuous serpent winds its way across the composition, its form rendered with fluid, expressive lines that capture both the creature's elegance and its inherent sense of tension. The work distills the snake to its essential nature, emphasizing the rhythmic, undulating movement that has made it a powerful symbol across cultures and centuries.

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Contemporary Prints and Multiples Online

July 11, 2019

Estimate: $500$1,000

Lot 11

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Unknown, Schlange (snake)

A sinuous serpent winds its way across the composition, its form rendered with fluid, expressive lines that capture both the creature's elegance and its inherent sense of tension. The work distills the snake to its essential nature, emphasizing the rhythmic, undulating movement that has made it a powerful symbol across cultures and centuries.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Snake, Dark, Dramatic, Animal, Figure, Traditional, Unknown, Reptile, Moody, Figurative

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art