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Etel Adnan

Etel Adnan

American · 1925–2021 · Painter, Draughtsman

Etel Adnan was a Lebanese poet, essayist, novelist, and visual artist, and the author of Sitt Marie Rose. In 2003, the academic journal MELUS called her "arguably the most… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Etel Adnan, Untitled, 2014, oil on canvasUntitledRago Auctions · $293,750≈ £234,981≈ €274,021Sign up to see
  2. Etel Adnan, Untitled, 2015, oil on canvasUntitledPhillips · $254,000≈ £201,539≈ €243,973Sign up to see
  3. Etel Adnan, Untitled, 2018, oil on canvasUntitledPhillips · HK$1,905,000≈ $242,678≈ £196,199≈ €223,152Sign up to see

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  1. Etel Adnan, Je suis un volcan (I am a Volcano), 2021, Etching and aquatint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins
    Je suis un volcan (I am a Volcano), 2021
    Etching · Paper · ed. 86/100
    I. 22.5 x 15 cm (8 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.) S. 29.5 x 19.5 cm (11 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 156
    £3,096≈ $4,154≈ €3,582Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Etel Adnan, Le Poids du Monde: three plates, 2016, Three etchings in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins
    Le Poids du Monde: three plates, 2016
    Etching · Paper · ed. 8/35
    all I. 12 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (30.8 x 24.8 cm) all S. 18 3/4 x 15 in. (47.6 x 38.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 313
    $10,320≈ £7,716≈ €8,891Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $9,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Etel Adnan, Poids de la lune V, 2019, Etching in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins
    Poids de la lune V, 2019
    Etching · Paper · ed. 10/35
    I. 29.2 x 23 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.) S. 48 x 38 cm (18 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 63
    HK$33,020≈ $4,227≈ £3,331≈ €3,956Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Etel Adnan, Memories, 2021, Etching in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins
    Memories, 2021
    Etching · Paper · ed. 2/35
    I. 35 x 28.1 cm (13 3/4 x 11 1/8 in.) S. 48.8 x 38.2 cm (19 1/4 x 15 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 327
    £6,350≈ $8,108≈ €7,463Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Etel Adnan, Le Poids du monde III, 2016, etching in colors
    Le Poids du monde III, 2016
    Etching
    12 h x 9⅝ w in (30 x 24 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 140
    $5,502≈ £4,542≈ €5,220Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  6. Etel Adnan, L'Apocalypse Arabe (The Arab Apocalypse), 2020, Aquatint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins, with accompanying 88-page book, the sheet loose (as issued) contained in the original purple linen-covered portfolio
    L'Apocalypse Arabe (The Arab Apocalypse), 2020
    Etching · Paper · ed. 76/100
    I. 22.5 x 15.5 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.) S. 29.5 x 20 cm (11 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.) portfolio 32 x 22.5 cm (12 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 248
    £4,032≈ $5,500≈ €4,848Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Phillips ↗
  7. Etel Adnan, Fil du temps (Thread of Time), 2021, Etching and aquatint in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins, the sheet loose (as issued), with the accompanying book entitled Fil du temps , all contained in the original orange clamshell box with printed artist's name and title
    Fil du temps (Thread of Time), 2021
    Etching · Paper · ed. 34/100
    I. 19.8 x 15.8 cm (7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.) S. 29.7 x 19.7 cm (11 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.) book 23.5 x 16.6 x 1 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 3/8 in.) portfolio 32 x 22.2 x 2.7 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 248
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗

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