Arshile Gorky, American, b. Dilkaya, Turkey, 1904–1948 Search this
Medium:
Oil on fiberboard
Dimensions:
19 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (50.5 × 30.2 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1925
Provenance:
The artist, New York, to 1942
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1942-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History:
UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. "Arshile Gorky: Drawings to Paintings," 12 October-23 November 1975, fig. 7, p. 69; p. 103. Tour: SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART, 4 December-12 January 1976; NEUBERGER MUSEUM, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE AT PURCHASE, 10 February-14 March; MUSEUM OF ART, MUNSON-WILLIAMS PROCTOR INSTITUTE, Utica, New York, 4 April-9 May.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Arshile Gorky: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection," 4 October-25 November 1979, catalogue by Phyllis D. Rosenzweig, no. 9, p. 24, ill. p. 25.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Arshile Gorky, 1904-1948: A Retrospective," 23 April-19 July 1981, not in cat. Tour: DALLAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 11 September-8 November; LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, 3 December-28 February 1982.
MUSEUM LUDWIG, Cologne, Germany. "Europe/America: The History of an Artistic Fascination Since 1940," 6 September-30 November 1986, no. 55.
Published References:
RAND, HARRY. "Arshile Gorky Iconography," Arshile Gorky: Drawings to Paintings (Austin: The University of Texas at Austin, 1975), p. 68-69, fig. 7.
JORDAN, JIM M. and ROBERT GOLDWATER. The Paintings of Arshile Gorky: A Critical Catalogue (New York and London: New York University Press, 1982), no. 205, ill. p. 352; pp. 56-57.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
