85. Stéphane Mallarmé

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85. Stéphane Mallarmé

Adrian Ghenie

1977, Baia Mare

Estimate:

EUR 1.000 - 1.800

Sold

EUR 5.250

digital print, 57 x 42 cm, signed and numbered bottom right, in pencil, "Ghenie, 35/50"

Research information

The artwork is one of the 7 works illustrating the "Nevermore" series, dedicated to the poem "The Raven" written by Edgar Allan Poe. The series consists of 4 portraits (Edgar Allan Poe, Stéphane Mallarmé - the current work, Charles Baudelaire and Fernando Pessoa) and 3 compositions (The Raven, Nevermore and Lenore), all based on collages previously made by Ghenie. Stéphane Mallarmé was a prominent representative of French symbolism (notable poet and critic).

The artwork is one of 7 works illustrating the "Nevermore" series, dedicated to the poem "The Raven" written by Edgar Allan Poe. The series consists of 4 portraits (Edgar Allan Poe, Stéphane Mallarmé - the current work, Charles Baudelaire, and Fernando Pessoa) and 3 compositions (The Raven, Nevermore, and Lenore), all based on collages previously made by Ghenie. Stéphane Mallarmé was a prominent representative of French symbolism (remarkable poet and critic).

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