Etel Adnan, the poet whose paintings ‘didn’t need words, but colours and lines’
The California-based poet, philosopher and novelist discovered painting as a means of expression after struggling to come to terms with war in Algeria and her native Lebanon. Illustrated with works offered at Christie’s
Etel Adnan in California, circa 1955-58. Photo courtesy of the owner of the collection Journey to Mount Tamalpais: Important Early Works by Etel Adnan, offered at Christie’s in London in March 2022
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