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Study after an Antique Sculpture

Arshile Gorky American, born Armenia
ca. 1926–29
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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