Untitled
Artist
Arshile Gorky
(American, 1904–1948)
Dateabout 1938
Mediumpen and India ink on deckled cream wove paper
Dimensionssheet: 38.1 × 27.6 cm (15 × 10 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
MarkingsBurliuk Gallery stamp in black ink on verso
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Object number1999.15.1
DescriptionDrawing has images on recto and verso. Classical head on recto with multiple views (both profile and frontal) with hand on chin. Lightly sketched profile on verso.Label TextA key link between Surrealism and the Abstract Expressionist movement, Gorky made his own methodical exploration of artists like Paul Cézanne and Pablo Picasso by working in their styles. When Gorky met Roberto Matta in 1939 he was captivated by Surrealist ideas and turned to a spontaneous, biomorphic style.ProvenanceBurliuk Collection, Hampton Bays, NY, 1939 until 1958; Purchased from G.W. Einstein Co., Inc., New York, NY, 1999.
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