Bastille1996Sheet: 53 1/2 x 15 3/8 " (135.9 x 39.1 cm)Ink on Chinese paper, glued on cardboardGift of the artist2020.7.401570727487Ody SabanDrawingsIstanbulIstanbulTurkeyWorks on PaperAmerican Folk Art MuseumIstanbulThese four works by Ody Saban—Montmartre, Bastille, Manhattan, Hommage à Léo Ferré—are part of a series created in 1996. They each display identical aesthetic, size, technique, and date, as well as similar compositions: embracing couples silhouetted and filled with fluid, arabesque line, occupying the full height of the vertical scroll-like format of the paper. When displayed together, we observe an increase in the proximity of the lovers, getting gradually closer to one another, until total fusion.Object information is a work in progress and
may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the
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To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org19961996 2020 7 4 These four works by Ody Saban—Montmartre, Bastille, Manhattan, Hommage à Léo Ferré—are part of a series created in 1996. They each display identical aesthetic, size, technique, and date, as well as similar compositions: embracing couples silhouetted and filled with fluid, arabesque line, occupying the full height of the vertical scroll-like format of the paper. When displayed together, we observe an increase in the proximity of the lovers, getting gradually closer to one another, until total fusion.Object information is a work in progress and
may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the
American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org