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D0214

[Painting, Motif]

c. 1935–40

Charcoal on paper

19 x 25 1/4 in. (48.3 x 64.1 cm)

Not inscribed

Private collection

Provenance

Estate of Arshile Gorky (1948)

Private collection (1975)

[Gagosian Gallery, New York (by October 1998)]

Private collection (November 11, 1998)

[Christie's, New York, Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale Session II, May 14, 2015, lot 428; bought in]

[Christie's, New York, Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, November 16, 2017, lot 729; withdrawn]

[Christie's, New York, Private Sale]

Private collection (December 2022)

Exhibitions

1998–99b New York

Gagosian Gallery, New York, Arshile Gorky: Paintings and Drawings, 1929–1942, October 27, 1998–January 9, 1999, ill. in color, pp. 82–83; p. 95, as "Untitled," dated c. 1938–40 (repr. under Group 11: Untitled).

Notes

Watermark / Stamp: Canson & Montgolfier

Canson & Montgolfier paper with watermark, lower edge: CANSON & MONTGOLFIER FRANCE; upper left: [insignia]; upper right: INGRES

Verso, in pencil, lower right [not in artist's hand]: No. 387; / [by Agnes Gorky Phillips]: Arshile Gorky by AGP; 103 [sideways]; in blue pencil: 102 [sideways]

The verso inscription information and marking are known from the records of the Arshile Gorky Foundation.

Commentary

The motif in the drawing appears in the composition of Gorky's oil on canvas, Painting (P173), dated to 1936–37 by the artist, and from which this title derives. The composition also relates to a later canvas titled Painting (P250), dating to c. 1941–42.

Related Work

(Painting)

c. 1941–42

Oil on canvas

P250

Oil on canvas

Record last updated April 11, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Costello, Eileen, ed. "[Painting, Motif], c. 1935–40, D0214." In Arshile Gorky Catalogue Raisonné. New York: The Arshile Gorky Foundation. www.gorkycatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=239 (accessed on April 19, 2024).