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ARSHILE GORKY Armenian-American1904-1948 OOC

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ARSHILE GORKY Armenian-American1904-1948 OOC
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Oil on canvas, featuring abstract style artwork. Signed and attr. Arshile Gorky (Armenian-American, 1904-1948), signature on lower right margin. 11.5 x 17 in. (29.2 x 43.2 cm). Arshile Gorky's diverse body of work was crucial to the emergence of Abstract Expressionism. He adopted the biomorphic forms of the Surrealist painters, but further freed those forms through the process of painting itself by emphasizing more lyrical color and personal content. By means of his unique approach to color and form, he was able to communicate to the viewer the painful childhood experiences of the Armenian Genocide as well as the pleasant and nostalgic sentiments he felt toward his lost homeland.