Arshile GorkyStati Uniti, 1904–1948The Betrothal, II
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Nella vita di Arshile Gorky
Tutta la vita1946–1948
A series of misfortunes: studio fire and cancer
His studio barn burned down, destroying his library and thirty of his paintings; he underwent a colostomy for cancer; and his wife, Agnes, had an affair with Roberto Matta.
1947
Painting shown at the Surrealists’ final exhibition in Paris
“The Liver Is the Cock’s Comb” was shown at the Surrealists’ final exhibition at the Galérie Maeght in Paris.
1948
His wife leaves, taking the children
Agnes left Gorky, taking their daughters with her.
1948
Car accident
In a car accident Gorky broke his neck, and the arm he painted with was temporarily paralyzed; other accounts say he broke his arm and could no longer paint.
21 July 1948
Circumstances of his death
After telling a neighbor and one of his students that he planned to commit suicide, Gorky was found hanged in his studio; on a wooden crate nearby he had written “Goodbye My Loveds”. He is buried in North Cemetery in Sherman, Connecticut.
21 luglio 1948
Died
