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Greetings (Christmas Card)

c. 1938

Arshile Gorky

Associated Names

Arshile Gorky

Artist, American, born Van Province, Ottoman Empire (now Turkey), c. 1904 - 1948

This is a black and white print of an angel playing a violin. The image features a stylized angel figure on the right side, kneeling and playing the violin. The particular details of the print include abstracted forms for wings and robes, as well as the violin being played. The print is set against a textured paper background, with the word "GREETINGS" written vertically along the right side. The style combines elements of folk art with modernist abstraction.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 14.9 × 10.2 cm (5 7/8 × 4 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.2190
Catalogue Raisonné

Costello,No.Pr058

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Within the print: right margin, written vertically in block letters, GREETINGS; In pen: upper left, Arshile Gorky

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q76457702

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