LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas laid down on masonite

Measurements:

37.99 in. (96.50 cm.) (height) by 25.98 in. (66.00 cm.) (width)

Exhibited:

Pasadena Museum of Art, Paintings by Arshile Gorky, January- February 1958. La Jolla Museum of Art, Arshile Gorky Paintings and Drawings 1927-1937: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Burkhardt, February-March 1963, nos. 3 and 4 (illustrated). New York, Associated American Artists, The Artists of Union Square, October 1987, no. 22.

Literature:

J.-L. Bordeaux, "Arshile Gorky: His Formative Period (1925-1937)," in American Art Review, vol. 1, no. 4, May-June 1974, pp. 105 and 107 (illustrated in color). R. Goldwater, The Paintings of Arshile Gorky: A Critical Catalogue, New York, 1982, p. 311-312, no. 168 (illustrated).

Provenance:

Mr. and Mrs. Hans Burkhardt, New York. Anon. sale, Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 13 December 1972, lot 68. Allan Stone Gallery, New York. Associated American Artists, New York. Acquired from the above by the late owner.