Aztec Father (?) (Man's Head)
Date
1925
Artist
Arshile Gorky, American, b. Dilkaya, Turkey, 1904–1948
Provenance
The artist, New York, to 1942
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1942-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. "Arshile Gorky: Drawings to Paintings," 12 October-23 November 1975, fig. 7, p. 69; p. 103. Tour: SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART, 4 December-12 January 1976; NEUBERGER MUSEUM, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE AT PURCHASE, 10 February-14 March; MUSEUM OF ART, MUNSON-WILLIAMS PROCTOR INSTITUTE, Utica, New York, 4 April-9 May.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Arshile Gorky: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection," 4 October-25 November 1979, catalogue by Phyllis D. Rosenzweig, no. 9, p. 24, ill. p. 25.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Arshile Gorky, 1904-1948: A Retrospective," 23 April-19 July 1981, not in cat. Tour: DALLAS MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 11 September-8 November; LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, 3 December-28 February 1982.
MUSEUM LUDWIG, Cologne, Germany. "Europe/America: The History of an Artistic Fascination Since 1940," 6 September-30 November 1986, no. 55.
Published References
RAND, HARRY. "Arshile Gorky Iconography," Arshile Gorky: Drawings to Paintings (Austin: The University of Texas at Austin, 1975), p. 68-69, fig. 7.
JORDAN, JIM M. and ROBERT GOLDWATER. The Paintings of Arshile Gorky: A Critical Catalogue (New York and London: New York University Press, 1982), no. 205, ill. p. 352; pp. 56-57.
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School
Abstract Expressionism (First Generation)
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.2134
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on fiberboard
Dimensions
19 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (50.5 × 30.2 cm)
