Arshile Gorky Catalogue Raisonné

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D0011a

[Still Life with Book and Pitcher]

c. 1927–28

Charcoal on laid paper

19 x 24 7/8 in. (48.3 x 63.2 cm)

Not inscribed

Private collection

Provenance

Estate of Arshile Gorky (1948)

Private collection (1975)

Private collection, by gift

Literature

Lader 2003

Lader, Melvin P. "What the Drawings Reveal: Some Observations on Arshile Gorky's Working Method." In Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective of Drawings. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art and Harry N. Abrams, 2003. Exhibition catalogue, fig. 4, ill. in b/w, p. 24, as "Still Life with a Book and Pitcher," c. 1927–29.

Notes

Watermark / Stamp: Arches

Arches paper with watermark, upper left: INGRES D'ARCHES; upper center: MBM MADE IN FRANCE; upper right: U.F.P.C [three flowers]

Related Work

Theme: Still Life

Record last updated March 2, 2023. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Costello, Eileen, ed. "[Still Life with Book and Pitcher], c. 1927–28, D0011a." In Arshile Gorky Catalogue Raisonné. New York: The Arshile Gorky Foundation. www.gorkycatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=11 (accessed on April 25, 2024).