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ARSHILE GORKY | Untitled (Study for Orators III)
Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Arshile Gorky
- Untitled (Study for Orators III)
- graphite, chalk and pastel on paper
- 21 by 27 7/8 in. 52.3 by 70.8 cm.
- Executed in 1946-1947.
Provenance
Collection of David Hare, Roxbury (gift of the artist)
Stephen Mazoh & Co., Inc., New York
Allan Stone Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1984)
Private Collection, Greenwich (acquired from the above in 1987)
Allan Stone Gallery, New York
Private Collection, San Francisco (acquired from the above in 1997)
Sotheby's, New York, 12 November 2002, Lot 3
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Stephen Mazoh & Co., Inc., New York
Allan Stone Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1984)
Private Collection, Greenwich (acquired from the above in 1987)
Allan Stone Gallery, New York
Private Collection, San Francisco (acquired from the above in 1997)
Sotheby's, New York, 12 November 2002, Lot 3
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. Please refer to the professional condition report prepared by Paper Conservation, Inc. Framed under Plexiglas.
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.
Catalogue Note
"The Orators was approached directly, and there are only small divergences between the studies and the finished work. Gorky pursued this project with intense single-mindedness and no vacillation. Curiously, the investigation of meaning in Gorky's art has centered on this one painting...The general interpretations shall subsequently be proven correct, borne out by the details of the painting itself; yet the curious aspects of these observations is not so much that they are mostly in agreement, but that this kind of inquiry about the actual contents of Gorky's work seem to have been limited to speculation about this one painting. While interpretations emerged for several of Gorky's compositions, none was ever presented as forcefully, or with as much convincing and specific detail. For the most part, investigation of Gorky's intentions started and ended with The Orators."
Harry Rand, Arshile Gorky: The Implications of Symbols, London 1981, p. 139-141
This work is recorded in the Arshile Gorky Foundation Archives under number D1560.
Harry Rand, Arshile Gorky: The Implications of Symbols, London 1981, p. 139-141
This work is recorded in the Arshile Gorky Foundation Archives under number D1560.