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Le travail à l’encre

English translation: work (or drawings) in ink

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French term or phrase:Le travail à l’encre
English translation:work (or drawings) in ink
Entered by: Edna Pais

14:30 Sep 20, 2016
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / painting
French term or phrase: Le travail à l’encre
Le travail à l’encre d’Henri Michaux l’avait toujours interpellé et principalement par son sens du mouvement et la spontanéité de l’exécution rapide. Ce n’est que de nombreuses années après une première rencontre avec ses œuvres qu’elle pu finalement s’en offrir une de grande qualité.
Edna Pais
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:54
work (or drawings) in ink
Explanation:
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/henri-michaux-1628

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Note added at 1 hr (2016-09-20 16:00:57 GMT)
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As I have said below to Charles, these works are generally referred to as 'pen-and-ink drawings' or 'drawings in pen-and-ink'. Here are some of Chagall's drawings in pen-and-ink being sold by Sotheby's: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/fine-boo... If they use a term, then it is definitely, unquestionably right.
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Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:54
Grading comment
Thank you
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7work (or drawings) in ink
Helen Shiner
4 +5ink works / ink drawings
Didier Fourcot
Summary of reference entries provided
work in ink
Nikki Scott-Despaigne

Discussion entries: 3





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
ink works / ink drawings


Explanation:
Per catalogs that display Henri Michaux's works:
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/michaux-untitled-chinese...
http://www.moma.org/collection/works/38081?locale=en


Didier Fourcot
Local time: 09:54
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James Peel: You should have a confidence of 5 here - there is surely no doubt about it!
3 mins
agree  Chakib Roula: Absolutely correct.
5 mins
neutral  Helen Shiner: Your Tate ref. says 'works IN ink' not ink works. An ink works is where ink is manufactured./Your MOMA ref. refers to the work illustrated as 'ink on paper' not an 'ink drawing'. Sorry, but we have to be precise in this field.
1 hr
agree  Patrice
3 hrs
agree  philgoddard: It's obviously not about factories.
7 hrs
agree  Lara Barnett
7 hrs
neutral  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Michaux's work in ink includes painting and colour wash so "drawing" too restrictive here. Share HS's reserve on word order.
20 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
work (or drawings) in ink


Explanation:
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/henri-michaux-1628

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Note added at 1 hr (2016-09-20 16:00:57 GMT)
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As I have said below to Charles, these works are generally referred to as 'pen-and-ink drawings' or 'drawings in pen-and-ink'. Here are some of Chagall's drawings in pen-and-ink being sold by Sotheby's: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2011/fine-boo... If they use a term, then it is definitely, unquestionably right.

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 348
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Ink drawings sounds all right, but somehow ink works doesn't. I would put it this way round. // And a quick Google, focusing on respectable gallery/museum/catalogue sources, amply confirms it. // "work in ink", singular, also works.
55 mins
  -> Thanks, Charles. Often translated as pen-and-ink drawings, but this is probably more in line with the French here.
agree  Yolanda Broad
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Yolanda
agree  Patrice
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Patrice
agree  Lara Barnett: Ink drawing - see above.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lara
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: "Work in ink" : as Michaux's work includes not only pen-and-ink drawings but works painted with ink and work with ink colour wash. See ref post. (
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nikki, yes, it's not just about pen-and-ink works in his case.
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Gallagy
agree  B D Finch
20 hrs
  -> Thanks, Barbara
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Reference comments


8 hrs
Reference: work in ink

Reference information:
Henri Michaux did not just limit himself to pen-and-ink drawing. other work with ink includes painting and work using ink colour wash.

Lavis d’encre (colour wash with ink) and
https://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/resource/cpddpG/rrbAdL7
Henri Michaux (1899 - 1984)
Aquarelle et encre de Chine
[1960]
Aquarelle, crayon aquarelle et lavis d'encre sur papier
50 x 56,5 cm
Inscriptions : Monogrammé en bas à droite : HM. Non daté
Donation M. Daniel Cordier, 1976
Numéro d'inventaire : AM 1976-1163

http://art.rmngp.fr/fr/library/artworks/henri-michaux_peintu...
Henri Michaux
Peinture à l'encre de Chine

1962
(C) ADAGP, Paris
Photo (C) Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Jacqueline Hyde

Toulouse, musée d'Art moderne et contemporain, les Abattoirs
http://www.lesabattoirs.org/


http://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-michaux

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22
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