Study after an Antique Sculpture

Arshile Gorky American, born Armenia

ca. 1926–29

Not on view

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Title: Study after an Antique Sculpture
Artist: Arshile Gorky (American (born Armenia), Khorkom 1904–1948 Sherman, Connecticut)
Date: ca. 1926–29
Medium: Charcoal and watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 22 1/16 × 15 1/4 in. (56 × 38.7 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Sam A. Lewisohn, by exchange, 2005
Object Number: 2005.232
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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