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Photo: Peter Schälchli
D1403
[Gray Drawing (Pastoral)]
c. 1946–47
Charcoal and pastel on paper mounted on paper
50 3/8 x 61 7/16 in. (128 x 156.1 cm)
Recto not inscribed
Verso not seen
Verso not seen
Private collection
Provenance
Estate of Arshile Gorky (1948)
[Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (February 1954)]
Estate of Arshile Gorky (after October 1959)
[M. Knoedler & Co. Inc., New York (1967)]
[Xavier Fourcade Inc., New York]
Private collection (March 3, 1974)
[Hauser & Wirth (by June 2017)]
Private collection (2020)
Exhibitions
1959b New York
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, Late Drawings by Gorky, September 28–October 24, 1959. (Exhibition catalogue: Sidney Janis Gallery 1959), no. 35, ill. in b/w, as "Grey Drawing," dated 1947.1965 AC–Brussels and Rotterdam
Arts Council of Great Britain, London (organizer), Arshile Gorky, Paintings and Drawings / Arshile Gorky: Schilderijen en Tekeningen, 1965, no. 132, as "Tekening (Pastorale) / Drawing (Pastoral)," dated 1946, [exhibited in Rotterdam only]. Traveled to: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, May 22–June 27, 1965; Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, July 24–September 5, 1965 (Museum Boymans van Beuingen 1965).1969e New York
M. Knoedler & Co. Inc, New York, Gorky: Drawings, November 25–December 27, 1969. (Exhibition catalogue: Jordan 1969), no. 101, p. 60, as "Untitled," dated 1946–47.1979 Düsseldorf
Städtische Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, 2 Jahrzehnte amerikanische Malerei 1920–1940, June 10–August 12, 1979. (Exhibition catalogue: Schmidt 1979a), no. 141, p. 154, as "Untitled (Pastorale)". Traveled to: Kunsthaus Zurich, August 23–October 28, 1979.1979 Brussels
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Peinture américaine, 1920–1940 / Amerikaanse schilderkunst, 1920–1940, November 10–December 30, 1979. (Exhibition catalogue: Schmidt 1979b), no. 136, p. 149, as "Untitled (Pastorale)".1981–82 New York
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Arshile Gorky 1904–1948: A Retrospective, April 24–July 19, 1981, no. 225, ill. in b/w, p. 239, as "Grey Drawing (Pastorale)," dated 1946–47. Traveled to: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, September 12–November 6, 1981; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 3, 1981–February 28, 1982.1989–90 Madrid
Sala de Exposiciones de la Fundación Caja de Pensiones, Madrid, Arshile Gorky, 1904–1948, October 17–December 23, 1989, no. 93, ill. in color, p. 157, as "Grey Drawing (Pastoral)," dated 1946–47. Traveled to: Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, January 19–March 25, 1990.1990–92 Lausanne
Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland, Arshile Gorky: Œuvres sur Papier, 1929–1947; Arbeiten auf Papier, 1929–1947, September 21–November 11, 1990, no. 114, ill. in b/w, p. 184; p. 202, as "Dessin gris Pastoral / Zeichnung in Grau Pastoral". Traveled to: Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, January 16–February 27, 1991; Musée Cantini, Marseille, France, March 15–May 30, 1991; Musée d'art Moderne de Saint Étienne, France, June 20–September 2, 1991; Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, September 25–November 10, 1991; Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany, November 19, 1991–January 26, 1992.2003–04b New York
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective of Drawings, November 20, 2003–February 15, 2004, no. 133, ill. in color, p. 227; p. 245, as "Gray Drawing for Pastoral," dated 1946. Traveled to: Menil Collection, Houston, March 5–May 9, 2004.2010 London
Gagosian Gallery, London, Arshile Gorky: Virginia Summer 1946, February 10–April 1, 2010. (Exhibition catalogue: Gagosian Gallery 2010), ill. in color, as "Gray Drawing for Pastoral," dated 1946.2011b New York
Gagosian Gallery, New York, Arshile Gorky: 1947, May 6–July 1, 2011, as "Gray Drawing for Pastoral".2017 New York
Hauser & Wirth, New York, Ardent Nature: Arshile Gorky Landscapes, 1943–47, November 2–December 23, 2017. (Exhibition catalogue: Spender and Devaney 2017), ill. in color, pp. 84–85; p. 139, as "Grey Drawing for Pastoral".2019 Venice
Ca'Pesaro International Gallery of Modern Art, Venice, Italy, Arshile Gorky: 1904–1948, May 8–September 22, 2019, ill. in color, p. 205; detail ill. in color, pp. 42–43, as "Gray Drawing for Pastoral".Literature
Crehan 1959
Crehan, Hubert. "Arshile Gorky." Artnews (New York) 58, no. 6 (October 1959), discussed p. 12, as "Grey Drawing".Sidney Janis Gallery 1962
Paintings by Arshile Gorky from 1929 to 1948. New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1962. Exhibition catalogue (1962b New York), no. 30, ill. in b/w (in situ), as "View, Gorky Exhibition of Drawings, October 1959".Jordan 1969
Jordan, Jim M. Gorky: Drawings. New York: M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., 1969. Exhibition catalogue (1969e New York), fig. 6, ill. in b/w, p. 14, as "Untitled Drawing".Cardinal 1990
Cardinal, Roger. "Resurrecting the homeland." The Times Literary Supplement (London), February 9–15, 1990, discussed, p. 147, as "Grey Drawing (Pastoral)".Johnson 2004
Johnson, Patricia C. "Exhibit Reveals Gorky's Genius: Menil Collection Shows 140 of Artist's Works." Houston Chronicle, March 6, 2004, discussed p. 9D, as "Gray Drawing for Pastoral".Landi 2004
Landi, Ann. "Arshile Gorky: Whitney Museum." Artnews (New York) 103 (April 2004), discussed p. 113, as "Gray Drawing for Pastoral".Wilkin 2004a
Wilkin, Karen. "Beautiful, Disturbing and Difficult." Wall Street Journal (New York), January 28, 2004, discussed, p. D6, as "Gray Drawing for Pastoral".Cotter 2017
Cotter, Holland. "The Art of Bliss Remembered." New York Times, December 8, 2017, ill. in color, p. 21, as "Gray Drawing for Pastoral".Field 2021
Field, Parker. "Beyond The Limit." In Arshile Gorky: Beyond The Limit, edited by Jennifer Magee. Zurich: Hauser & Wirth Publishers, 2021. Exhibition catalogue, discussed p. 12; ill. in color, p. 50, as "Untitled (Gray Drawing for Pastoral)".Notes
The paper was affixed posthumously to a sheet of paper and mounted on a wood strainer.
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