Seated Figure

1934

Arshile Gorky

Associated Names
Arshile Gorky

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

This is a drawing of an abstract figure sitting. The drawing features a seated figure sketched in strong, expressive lines, with a triangular form suggesting the head, and geometric shapes outlining the limbs and torso. The figure appears to be resting on a simple block, with one leg bent and the other extended. The lines are bold and suggest movement, while the absence of detailed facial features gives the figure an anonymous and universal quality.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • Paintings and Sculpture from the Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Katonah Gallery, New York, 1976, no. 41

1979

  • Selections from the Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Huntington Galleries, West Virginia, 1979, no. 78

1981

  • A Collector's Eye: The Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1981, no. 28

Wikidata ID

Q64536494

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