Arshile Gorky
Arshile Gorky (1904–1948) was a Ottoman Empire painter, designer and architectural drafter.
Also recorded as Ostanik-Manuk Adoian; Arshil Gorʹkiĭ; Arshile Gorky Adoian; Arshil Gorky; Osdanig-Manug Atoyan; Arshil Gorki Adoyan.
Overview
The authority record associates the name with abstract expressionism, action painting and modern art. Work is classified under portrait painting, abstract art and self-portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority include Roxbury, Sherman and Boston. Catalogue entries for sculpture state material, cast or carving, dimensions and foundry or workshop marks. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.
In detail
Armenian-American painter (1904–1948)
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