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Arshile Gorky
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
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Description
- Arshile Gorky
- Study for the Unattainable
- pencil and wax crayon on paper
- 24 x 18 in. 61 x 45.7 cm.
- Executed in 1945.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Xavier Fourcade Gallery, New York
Warner Communications, New York (acquired from the above in 1982)
Marc de Montebello, New York
Private Collection, New York
Kate Ganz USA Ltd., New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Xavier Fourcade Gallery, New York
Warner Communications, New York (acquired from the above in 1982)
Marc de Montebello, New York
Private Collection, New York
Kate Ganz USA Ltd., New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; Washinton, D.C., Washinton Gallery of Modern Art, Arshile Gorky, 1904 - 1908, December 1962 - April 1963, cat. no. 78, p. 34, illustrated
London, Tate Gallery; Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts; Rotterdam, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Arshile Gorky, Paintings and Drawings, April - September 1965, cat. no. 102 (Rotterdam) and cat. no. 68 (all other venues)
College Park, University of Maryland Art Department and Art Gallery, J. Millard Tawes Fine Arts Center, The Drawings of Arshile Gorky, March - April 1969, pl. no. 29, cat. no. 28, p. 42, illustrated
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., Gorky Drawings, November - December 1969, cat. no. 93, p. 41, illustrated
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Dallas, Museum of Fine Arts; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Arshile Gorky 1904 - 1948: A Retrospective, April 1981 - February 1982 (not in catalogue)
Seattle, Meyerson & Nowinski Art Associates, Arshile Gorky: Two Decades, February - April 1997
London, Tate Gallery; Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts; Rotterdam, Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Arshile Gorky, Paintings and Drawings, April - September 1965, cat. no. 102 (Rotterdam) and cat. no. 68 (all other venues)
College Park, University of Maryland Art Department and Art Gallery, J. Millard Tawes Fine Arts Center, The Drawings of Arshile Gorky, March - April 1969, pl. no. 29, cat. no. 28, p. 42, illustrated
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., Gorky Drawings, November - December 1969, cat. no. 93, p. 41, illustrated
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Dallas, Museum of Fine Arts; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Arshile Gorky 1904 - 1948: A Retrospective, April 1981 - February 1982 (not in catalogue)
Seattle, Meyerson & Nowinski Art Associates, Arshile Gorky: Two Decades, February - April 1997
Literature
Julien Levy, Arshile Gorky, New York, 1966, pl. 133, illustrated
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. There is evidence of slight darkening along the outermost right edge. The work is hinged with rice paper to ragboard at intervals along the top edge of the sheet. Corresponding to the hinges are faint areas of lightened tone on the recto. The left corners have partial pinholes from the time of execution. The work is framed in a black painted wood beveled edge frame behind glass, with a linen matte.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.