Adrian Ghenie
Nevermore
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5,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Adrian Ghenie
b. 1977
Nevermore
each signed in pencil and numbered 46/50, the colophon signed by Bernard Blistène, Director of the Centre Pompidou, Paris
the complete portfolio, comprising seven pigment prints in colour on Conqueror Vergé Pencil paper paper, loose (as issued), accompanied by the title page, text and colophon, contained in the original burgundy canvas-covered portfolio case
each sheet: 420 by 570 mm. 16½ by 22½ in.
overall: 430 by 590 by 25 mm. 16⅞ by 23¼ by 1 in.
Executed in 2020, this portfolio is one of 15 Premium Edition examples from the edition of 50, published by L'Atelier Arcay, Paris.
(7 prints)
Tajan, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2020
Paris, L'Espace Tajan, Nevermore: Adrian Ghenie, 9 - 30 October 2020
Created in 2020, Nevermore comprises seven digital prints that dismantle traditional portraiture into fractured compositions, producing faces that feel transformed, unstable, and symbolic rather than representational. Drawing on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, the title Nevermore reflects Ghenie's interest in exploring memory, loss, and psychological unrest. By merging digital processes with a painterly visual language, the artist creates works that bridge historical references with contemporary expression. Issued in a limited edition of 50, each portfolio is signed by the artist and accompanied by poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé and Fernando Pessoa. This deluxe example is one of only fifteen sets accompanied by text by Bernard Blistène, Director of the Centre Pompidou.
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