Arshile Gorky

Arshile Gorky was an Armenian-American painter who had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism. He spent the last years of his life as a national of the United States. Along with Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, Gorky has been hailed as one of the most powerful American painters of the 20th century. The suffering and loss he experienced in the Armenian genocide had crucial influence on Gorky's development as an artist.

Works in Collection

18 works

Abstraction

Arshile Gorky

c. 1945-46

Agony

Arshile Gorky

1947

Argula

Arshile Gorky

1938

Bull in the Sun Rug

Arshile Gorky

1942

Diary of a Seducer

Arshile Gorky

1945

Garden in Sochi

Arshile Gorky

1941

Garden in Sochi

Arshile Gorky

c. 1943

Mannikin

Arshile Gorky

1931

Objects

Arshile Gorky

1932

Portrait of Leonore Gallet

Arshile Gorky

c. 1938-40

Study for Summation

Arshile Gorky

1946

Summation

Arshile Gorky

1947

The Leaf of the Artichoke Is an Owl

Arshile Gorky

1944

Untitled

Arshile Gorky

c. 1930–35

Untitled (Nighttime, Enigma, and Nostalgia: Objects)

Arshile Gorky

c. 1931–32

Untitled (Seated Woman with Palette)

Arshile Gorky

c. 1932–35

Untitled (Standing Nude with Seated Nude)

Arshile Gorky

c. 1930–35

Untitled (Écorché, After Pierre Puget)

Arshile Gorky

c. 1932

Exhibitions

42 exhibitions

Apr 11, 1930 – Apr 27, 1930

46 Painters and Sculptors under 35 Years of Age

47 artists

Sep 14, 1936 – Oct 12, 1936

New Horizons in American Art

283 artists · 1 curator

May 24, 1938 – Jul 31, 1938

Three Centuries of American Art

247 artists · 7 curators

Apr 03, 1940 – Apr 28, 1940

Four American Traveling Exhibitions

54 artists · 1 curator

Mar 10, 1941 – May 03, 1941

New Acquisitions: American Painting and Sculpture

22 artists

Mar 25, 1942 – May 03, 1942

New Acquisitions and Extended Loans: Cubist and Abstract Art

29 artists

Jun 30, 1942 – Aug 09, 1942

New Rugs by American Artists

11 artists

Dec 09, 1942 – Jan 24, 1943

Twentieth Century Portraits

159 artists · 1 curator

Jun 17, 1943 – Jul 25, 1943

Recent Acquisitions: The Work of Young Americans

13 artists

Feb 16, 1944 – May 10, 1944

Modern Drawings

120 artists · 3 curators

May 24, 1944 – Oct 15, 1944

Painting, Sculpture, Prints

133 artists · 1 curator

Jun 20, 1945 – Feb 13, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture

174 artists

Sep 10, 1946 – Dec 08, 1946

Fourteen Americans

15 artists · 1 curator

Apr 15, 1947 – Jun 01, 1947

Drawings in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

83 artists

Dec 23, 1948 – Mar 13, 1949

American Paintings from the Museum Collection

115 artists · 1 curator

Mar 28, 1950 – May 07, 1950

Recent Acquisitions

15 artists

Jul 11, 1950 – Sep 05, 1950

Three Modern Styles

94 artists

Jan 23, 1951 – Mar 25, 1951

Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America

79 artists · 1 curator

Feb 13, 1951 – May 13, 1951

Recent Acquisitions

14 artists · 1 curator

Oct 19, 1954 – Feb 06, 1955

XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

260 artists

May 31, 1955 – Sep 07, 1955

Paintings from Private Collections

33 artists · 1 curator

Mar 14, 1957 – Apr 30, 1957

Recent American Acquisitions

46 artists · 1 curator

Apr 23, 1958 – May 18, 1958

50 Selections from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bareiss

41 artists · 1 curator

May 28, 1959 – Sep 08, 1959

The New American Painting as Shown in Eight European Countries 1958–1959

17 artists · 1 curator

Apr 20, 1960

Fifty Modern Paintings and Sculpture Especially Donated for the Benefit of the 30th Anniversary Fund of The Museum of Modern Art

35 artists · 2 curators

Oct 11, 1960 – Jan 02, 1961

100 Drawings from the Museum Collection

74 artists · 1 curator

Dec 19, 1962 – Feb 12, 1963

Arshile Gorky: Paintings, Drawings, Studies

1 artist · 1 curator

May 27, 1964

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

169 artists

Jan 17, 1968 – Mar 04, 1968

The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection

55 artists · 1 curator

Mar 27, 1968 – Jun 09, 1968

Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage

94 artists · 1 curator

Jun 18, 1969 – Oct 05, 1969

The New American Painting and Sculpture: The First Generation

43 artists · 2 curators

May 23, 1970 – Aug 31, 1970

Preliminary Drawings

27 artists · 1 curator

Mar 01, 1972 – May 29, 1972

Drawn in America

44 artists · 1 curator

Dec 03, 1974 – Mar 03, 1975

American Prints: 1913–1963

84 artists · 2 curators

Aug 20, 1976 – Nov 14, 1976

Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America

66 artists · 1 curator

Sep 29, 1976 – Nov 30, 1976

The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800–1950

67 artists · 1 curator

Sep 20, 1977 – Dec 04, 1977

Abstraction-Création, Art Non-Figuratif

34 artists · 1 curator

Sep 12, 1978 – Nov 26, 1978

Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

13 artists · 1 curator

Mar 01, 1982 – Mar 16, 1982

A Century of Modern Drawing, 1881–1981

59 artists · 1 curator

Oct 26, 1983 – Jan 03, 1984

The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

81 artists · 1 curator

May 17, 1984

Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

61 artists · 2 curators

Dec 18, 1985 – May 20, 1986

American Prints: 1900–1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books

98 artists · 1 curator