About This Artwork
Arshile Gorky
American, born Armenia, 1904-1948
After Khorkum, 1940-1942
Oil on canvas
91.4 x 121.3 cm (36 x 47 3/4 in.)
No inscriptions.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wise, 1968.418
Contemporary Art
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
No exhibition history prior to 2007.
Publication History
Jim M. Jordan and Robert Goldwater, “The Paintings of Arshile Gorky: A Critical Catalogue,” (New York and London: New York University Press, 1982), pp. xv, 70, cat. 152 (ill.), as “After Khorkum, (ca. 1937).”
Ownership History
Sold by Anges Gorky Phillips to Allan Stone and Howard Wise, 1963; Allan Stone’s share bought by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wise, 1964; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1968.