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Virginia Landscape

Arshile Gorky American, born Armenia
1943
Not on view
The most important of the Newman Gorkys, this work was made during the artist’s regular visits to his wife’s family farm in Virginia. Though he appreciated bucolic Virginia, what he saw there reminded him of his native Armenia: “I view nature in America, but memory plays favorites. And for me, that which we had in Armenia had a distinct essence.”

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Virginia Landscape
  • Artist: Arshile Gorky (American (born Armenia), Khorkom 1904–1948 Sherman, Connecticut)
  • Date: 1943
  • Medium: Graphite and colored wax crayons on paper
  • Dimensions: 16 15/16 × 21 15/16 in. (43.1 × 55.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.32.20
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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