Dark Green Painting
Arshile Gorky, American (born Armenia), c. 1902 - 1948
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1948Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
43 3/4 x 55 1/2 inches (111.1 x 141 cm)Copyright:
© 2014 The Arshile Gorky Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
American Art
1995-54-1Credit Line:
Gift (by exchange) of Mr. and Mrs. Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee and R. Sturgis and Marion B. F. Ingersoll, 1995
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1948Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
43 3/4 x 55 1/2 inches (111.1 x 141 cm)Copyright:
© 2014 The Arshile Gorky Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
American Art
* Gallery 169, Modern and Contemporary Art, first floor
Accession Number:1995-54-1Credit Line:
Gift (by exchange) of Mr. and Mrs. Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee and R. Sturgis and Marion B. F. Ingersoll, 1995
Label:
The biomorphic forms of this somber painting suggest hidden messages that resist literal decoding. The shapes seem to be freely improvised, an impression that was often conveyed by American abstract art indebted to Surrealism. However, in fact, the composition is based on a gridded preparatory drawing that meticulously plots the design.
The biomorphic forms of this somber painting suggest hidden messages that resist literal decoding. The shapes seem to be freely improvised, an impression that was often conveyed by American abstract art indebted to Surrealism. However, in fact, the composition is based on a gridded preparatory drawing that meticulously plots the design.
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