Untitled

© Estate of Arshile Gorky / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Untitled

Currently not on view

Untitled,

1943

Arshile Gorky, American, 1904–1948
L.1989.4.6

Gorky’s approach is characterized by his integration of drawing and painting and his diverse strategies of mark-making, as seen here in the layers of carefully articulated patterns and gestural sketches overlaid on areas of ink wash. Having escaped the Armenian genocide, Gorky joined his father in Boston in 1920. Later that decade, he moved to New York, where he became part of an artistic community of fellow émigré artists.

Information

Title
Untitled
Dates

1943

Maker
Arshile Gorky
Medium
Graphite and crayon on paper
Dimensions
48 x 61.5 cm (18 7/8 x 24 3/16 in.) frame: 67.6 × 80.7 × 5 cm. (26 5/8 × 31 3/4 × 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Schorr Collections
Object Number
L.1989.4.6
Signatures
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right: A Gorky / 43
Inscription
Signed and dated in pencil, lower right: A Gorky/43
Culture
American

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