Gorky and De Chirico Reach New Heights

Result EUR819,000

Published on 07 April 2023, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 28 March 2023 - 14:30 (CEST) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

A drawing by Arshile Gorky (1904-1948), forerunner of American Abstract Expressionism, and the muses of Italian metaphysical artist Giorgio De Chirico (1880-1978) were the winners at Drouot.

Arshile Gorky (1904-1948), Untitled, graphite and pencil on paper, 1943, 43.2 cm... Gorky and De Chirico Reach New Heights

Arshile Gorky (1904-1948), Untitled, graphite and pencil on paper, 1943, 43.2 cm x 55.9 cm/17 x 22 in.
Result: €819,000

To find a drawing by Arshile Gorky and a painting by Giorgio De Chirico side by side on Parisian walls is rare enough to be noticed. If the drawing ( see the article “The Sense of Dislocation in an American Precursor, Arshile Gorky” ) is known as a precursor of Abstract Expressionism…

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