Etel Adnan
Le Poids du Monde 15 (The Weight of the World 15)

Le Poids du Monde 15 (The Weight of the World 15)
Le Poids du Monde 15 (The Weight of the World 15)
Le Poids du Monde 15 (The Weight of the World 15)
ArtistAmerican, born Lebanon, 1925–2021
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Le Poids du Monde 15 (The Weight of the World 15)
Date2016
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions11 7/8 × 9 1/2 in. (30.2 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Alex Katz Foundation
Object number2016.259
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Provenance[Galerie Lelong, New York]; [Alex Katz Foundation, New York]; given to MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History"Etel Adnan: The Weight of the World," Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London, June 2–September 11, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: [none]
Verso: Signed and dated in paint, center: Adnan / 16
Recto: [none]
Verso: Signed and dated in paint, center: Adnan / 16
Recto: [none]
Verso: [none]

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