ARSHILE GORKY (1904-1948)
Lot 193 Property from an Important American Collection

ARSHILE GORKY (1904-1948)

Untitled

Closed12 May 2023

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ARSHILE GORKY (1904-1948)
Untitled
wax crayon and graphite on paper
18 5/8 x 23 1/2 in. (47.3 x 59.8 cm.)
Executed circa 1944.

Estate of Arshile Gorky, 1948
Galleria dell'Obelisco, Rome
Luigi Carluccio, Turin
Isabella del Frate Inc., New York
Allan Stone Gallery, New York, 1985
Private Collection, New York, 1985
By descent from the above to the present owner

Specialist note

"Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint. Drawing gives the artist the ability to control his line and hand. It develops in him the precision of line and touch. This is the path towards a masterwork." (Arshile Gorky quoted in Karen Mooradian, Arshile Gorky Adoian, Chicago, 1978, p. 276)