Construction 1935

Artist ARSHILE GORKY

Date1935

Mediumpen and ink on paper

ClassificationsVisual Works

Credit LineGift of Walter Cerf

Object number1982.26.3

DescriptionConglomeration of rectangular, circular and linear forms all done in simple line drawing; no hatch marks or shading; forms are on the left side contained by a line which enters horizontally fom the right, 3.5 cm down, pushes in 5 cm, then gently slants to the bottom of the page; artist's signature is on right in the middle of the blank space created from the line; conglomeration of shapes includes a large circle 6.5 cm diameter, by the projecting arm with a circle at the end of a large rectangle (11 cm x 3.5 cm) which slants towrd the right; a long thin rectangular form with a rectangualr chunk missing slants in toward the right from top left to the bottom of the contstruction; the construction forms a V with a flat bottom; within this are two small circles connected by an X and a line with a small circle at the bottom, among assorted rectangular and circular shapes

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