Le Tango I, 1991
Etching, aquatint, printed over collage, on rag paper, 198 x 137 cm (78 x 54 in). Edition of 48, signed and numbered.
In Le Tango I, Julian Schnabel assembles a visual fragment of memory, desire, and loss. The printed image of seated card players is overlaid with loose, expressive gestures while the partial phrase “Le Tango” hovers at the top like an interrupted thought. This edition captures Schnabel’s instinct for balancing figuration with abstraction, narrative with atmosphere, all while maintaining his unmistakable visual voice.
