Arshile Gorky

Study for Summation
1946

A sketch with a variety of abstract and surreal figures and shapes, some with splashes of color, on a beige paper. The drawing features a dream-like assortment of forms that suggest a stream of consciousness style, with some elements resembling human or animal figures, and others more geometric or organic in nature.

A sketch with a variety of abstract and surreal figures and shapes, some with splashes of color, on a beige paper. The drawing features a dream-like assortment of forms that suggest a stream of consciousness style, with some elements resembling human or animal figures, and others more geometric or organic in nature.

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Date
1946

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil and wax crayon on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 18 15/16 × 24 1/2in. (48.1 × 62.2 cm)

Accession number
50.18

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang S. Schwabacher

Rights and reproductions
© The Arshile Gorky Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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artworks/2469

Exhibitions

Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective of Drawings

Nov 20, 2003–Feb 15, 2004

Arshile Gorky
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