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Arshile Gorky
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Arshile Gorky
- Untitled
- ink on paper mounted on paper
- Image: 11 1/8 by 8 1/2 in. 28.3 by 21.6 cm.
- Overall: 14 3/4 by 10 3/8 in. 37.5 by 26.4 cm.
- Executed circa 1935-38, this work is registered in the archives of the Arshile Gorky Foundation as number D1544.
Provenance
Private Collection, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
San Francisco, Jeremy Stone Gallery, Willem de Kooning and Arshile Gorky: A Selection of Drawings and Paintings, February 1983
New York, Allan Stone Projects, Tête-à-Tête: Portraits in Dialogue, February - April 2016
New York, Allan Stone Projects, Tête-à-Tête: Portraits in Dialogue, February - April 2016
Literature
Marion Hare, "The Parallels - and differences - between Gorky and de Kooning," The Peninsula Times Tribune, February 10, 1983
Andrea Liss, "Expressive Abstractions: San Francisco," Artweek, February 19, 1983, n.p., illustrated
Andrea Liss, "Expressive Abstractions: San Francisco," Artweek, February 19, 1983, n.p., illustrated
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is mounted to paper, which is secured by photo corners at all four corners. There is evidence of pale time-staining and wear to the edges and corners. There are vertical and a horizontal creases that run through the center of the sheet and one crease at the top right corner of the sheet. There are some minor losses and faint abrasions at the center left of the sheet and at the top of the figure's face. Framed under Plexiglas.
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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.