Artist Monograph

Arshile Gorky, American

American, born Van Province, Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). c. 1904–1948

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Drawing 10 55.6%
Oil Painting 6 33.3%
Lithography 1 5.6%
Other Media 1 5.6%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 10 55.6%
Painting & Sculpture 7 38.9%
Architecture & Design 1 5.6%

Classification Types

  • Drawing — 9
  • Painting — 7
  • Print — 1
  • Design — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)422.2%
Medium (30–100 cm)950%
Large (1–3 m)527.8%

Range: 6.0 cm → 295.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19401
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19561
19633
19661
19671
19681
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19751
19771
19851
19961

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 522" — 2

American Contemporaries

  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas