Etrog – Dark Hand

Description

This powerful black-and-grey lithograph by Sorel Etrog (1933–2014) explores one of the artist’s most enduring motifs: the human hand as both a symbol of creation and struggle. Rendered in richly textured linework and tonal contrast, the image centers on a monumental, curled hand with a spiral-eyed face embedded in the palm—a surreal fusion of anatomy, psyche, and totem.

Framed by geometric portals and surrounded by darkness, the form feels simultaneously trapped and expressive. This duality echoes Etrog’s broader body of work, in which the tension between control and chaos—often articulated through interlocking forms and biomorphic structures—takes center stage.

Etrog, a Romanian-born Canadian sculptor, painter, and writer, was known internationally for his deeply philosophical and psychologically charged imagery. His works are housed in institutions such as the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. This lithograph offers a profound window into his graphic language of existential symbolism.

Condition: Excellent, unframed, signed.

Vertical
25
Horizontal
18