Arshile GorkyAmerican, 1904–1948After Khorkom
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1968.418
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Arshile Gorky
The whole life1930s
Collaboration with Davis, de Kooning and Graham
In the 1930s Gorky worked closely with Stuart Davis, Willem de Kooning and John Graham.
1938
Major exhibition at the Boyer Galleries
A large exhibition of Gorky’s work opened at the Boyer Galleries in New York.
1941
Begins working in his own style
From 1941 Gorky worked in a style of his own, combining abstract forms with a fluid painterly manner.
1941
Exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Art
The San Francisco Museum of Art organized an exhibition of Gorky’s work.
1941
Married: Agnes Magruder
1944
Meets André Breton and the Surrealists
Gorky met André Breton and other well-known Surrealists.
