Lot Essay
This work is a preliminary study for Painting, 1936-1937, that is in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Property from a Private American Collection
Arshile Gorky (1904-1948)
Study for Painting
Details
Arshile Gorky (1904-1948)
Study for Painting
India ink, ink and graphite on paper
10 x 14 7/8 in. (25.4 x 37.9 cm.)
Drawn circa 1932.
Study for Painting
India ink, ink and graphite on paper
10 x 14 7/8 in. (25.4 x 37.9 cm.)
Drawn circa 1932.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 2 May 1974, lot 151
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 12 May 2004, lot 101
C&M Arts, New York, acquired at the above sale
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 2 May 1974, lot 151
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 12 May 2004, lot 101
C&M Arts, New York, acquired at the above sale
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
J. Bordeaux, "Arshile Gorky: His Formative Period (1925-1937)," American Art Review, May-June 1974 p. 95 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, M. Knoedler and Company, Gorky Drawings, November-December 1969, no. 33 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Washington D.C., The Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Arshile Gorky: Paintings, Drawings, Studies, December 1962-April 1963 no. 35, p. 25 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Washington D.C., The Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Arshile Gorky: Paintings, Drawings, Studies, December 1962-April 1963 no. 35, p. 25 (illustrated).
Sale Room Notice
Please note the additional exhibition history for this drawing:
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Washington D.C., The Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Arshile Gorky: Paintings, Drawings, Studies, December 1962-April 1963 no. 35, p. 25 (illustrated).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Washington D.C., The Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Arshile Gorky: Paintings, Drawings, Studies, December 1962-April 1963 no. 35, p. 25 (illustrated).
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