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Provenance
Private collection, Detroit (by 1972)
Private collection (1972)
Exhibitions
1945a New York possibly
Julien Levy Gallery, New York, Arshile Gorky, March 6–31, 1945. (Exhibition brochure: Breton 1945b).1951a New York possibly
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Arshile Gorky Memorial Exhibition, January 5–February 18, 1951, no. 80, p. 48. Traveled to: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, March 4–April 22, 1951; San Francisco Museum of Art, California, May 9–July 9, 1951.D'Arcy Galleries, New York, International Surrealist Exhibition, November 28, 1960–January 14, 1961, no. 65, as "Carnival".
1969 Chicago possibly
Richard Feigen Gallery, Chicago, Arshile Gorky: Drawings from the Julien Levy Collection, March 18–April 26, 1969, no. 9, as "Untitled".M. Knoedler & Co. Inc, New York, Gorky: Drawings, November 25–December 27, 1969. (Exhibition catalogue: Jordan 1969), no. 61, ill. in b/w, p. 34; p. 58, as "Carnival," dated 1944.
J.L. Hudson Gallery, Detroit, Arshile Gorky Drawings, January 7–February 7, 1970, as "Carnival".
Sala de Exposiciones de la Fundación Caja de Pensiones, Madrid, Arshile Gorky, 1904–1948, October 17–December 23, 1989, [exhibited in London only; not in catalogue]. Traveled to: Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, January 19–March 25, 1990.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective of Drawings, November 20, 2003–February 15, 2004, no. 79, ill. in color, p. 149; p. 244, as "Carnival". Traveled to: Menil Collection, Houston, March 5–May 9, 2004.
Hauser & Wirth, New York, Arshile Gorky: New York City, September 4–October 26, 2024, no. 13, as "Untitled (Carnival)".
Literature
Levy, Julien. Arshile Gorky. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1966. Monograph, no. 123, ill. in color, p. 147, as "Carnival," dated 1944.
Notes
Watermark / Stamp: Royal Watercolor Society (R.W.S.)
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