Arshile GorkyVereinigte Staaten, 1904–1948Darf man es sehen?
Washington, D.C., Vereinigte Staaten
Der Eigentümer ist bekannt. Ob es heute ausgestellt ist, sagt das Museum nicht, und Raten haben wir nicht gelernt.
1920s
From Impressionism to Post-Impressionism
In the early 1920s Gorky was influenced by Impressionism, and later in the decade his work moved closer to Post-Impressionism.
1925–1931
Teaches at the Grand Central School of Art
Edmund Greacen of the Grand Central Art Galleries asked Gorky to teach at the Grand Central School of Art in New York, and he stayed there until 1931; his notable students included Revington Arthur. Other accounts say he taught there from 1926.
1927
Meets Ethel Schwabacher
Gorky met Ethel Schwabacher, with whom he developed a lifelong friendship; she became his first biographer.
1928
Under Picasso’s influence
While in the early years of his studies Gorky had been under Cézanne’s influence, from 1928 he was under the influence of Picasso.
1930
Group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art
Works by the members of the group to which Gorky belonged were shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
1930s
Collaboration with Davis, de Kooning and Graham
In the 1930s Gorky worked closely with Stuart Davis, Willem de Kooning and John Graham.