Arshile Gorky (1904-1948)

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Arshile Gorky (1904-1948)
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signed and inscribed 'Arshile Gorki pour Cara d'Elisa Breton' (on the reverse)
pen and black ink on paper
12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.)
Drawn circa 1945-1946

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by Elisa Breton, 1947.
By descent to the present owner.

Lot Essay

In 1946, André Breton wrote the Surrealist classic, Jeunes Cérisiers Garantis Contre Les Liévres (Young Cherry Trees Secured Against Hares) illustrated with line drawings by Gorky and a cover by Marcel Duchamp. This Gorky drawing appears to be related to that noted Surrealist collaboration.

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