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

Lebanese artist Etel Adnan in California, circa 1955-58

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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