LOT DETAILS

Materials:

charcoal on paper

Size Notes:

24? by 19? in.

Edition:

Executed circa 1932.

Description:

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Markings:

Untitled

Condition:

This work is in very good condition overall. There are artist pinholes in the four corners. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the edges and corners, which have discolored slightly with age but are obscured by the mat. Upon close inspection, there is evidence of previous hinge marks visible intermittently along the edges. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat in the corners. Framed under Plexiglas. Framed dimensions: 31 ¾ x 26 ? in. (80.6 by 66.4 cm.)

Literature:

Eileen Costello, ed., Arshile Gorky Catalogue Raisonné, New York 2006–ongoing, no. D0239a, online, illustrated in color

Provenance:

Emmy Scheyer, Palo Alto Marjorie Eaton, Palo Alto Oakland Museum of Art (gifted from the above) Christie's New York, 19 November 1996, lot 9 Acquired from the above by the present owner