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CHRISTIE'S AUCTION HOUSE SELLS ARSHIL GORKY'S CANVAS FOR $902,500
Tert.am
10.11.11
An untitled canvas by the 20th century renowned American-Armenian
artist, Arshil Gorky, has sold at the Christie's Auction house for
$902,500.
The preliminary price of the painting was reportedly $600,000.
Arshil Gorky was born in the early 1900s (some time between 1902-05)
in the village of Khorgom, situated on the shores of Lake Van. In
1910 his father emigrated to America to avoid the draft, leaving his
family behind in the town of Van. In 1922, Gorky enrolled in the New
School of Design in Boston, eventually becoming a part-time instructor.
Gorky had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism. As such,
his works were often speculated to have been informed by the suffering
and loss he experienced of the Armenian genocide.
His paintings are kept prominent museums across the United States
(Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum etc).
Tert.am
10.11.11
An untitled canvas by the 20th century renowned American-Armenian
artist, Arshil Gorky, has sold at the Christie's Auction house for
$902,500.
The preliminary price of the painting was reportedly $600,000.
Arshil Gorky was born in the early 1900s (some time between 1902-05)
in the village of Khorgom, situated on the shores of Lake Van. In
1910 his father emigrated to America to avoid the draft, leaving his
family behind in the town of Van. In 1922, Gorky enrolled in the New
School of Design in Boston, eventually becoming a part-time instructor.
Gorky had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism. As such,
his works were often speculated to have been informed by the suffering
and loss he experienced of the Armenian genocide.
His paintings are kept prominent museums across the United States
(Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum etc).