Arshile Gorky

American, born Armenia (Khorkom, Armenia, 1904 - 1948, Sherman, Connecticut)

Enigmatic Combat

1936-1937
painting | oil on canvas
On view in the museum, second floor
Enigmatic Combat
35 3/4 in. x 48 in. (90.81 cm x 121.92 cm)
Acquired 1941
Collection SFMOMA
Gift of Jeanne Reynal
© The Arshile Gorky Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
41.3763
Keywords

abstract, geometric patterns, confrontations


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