Harvard Art Museums > 1974.36: Arshile Gorky and Self Portrait Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Arshile Gorky and Self Portrait (Raphael Soyer) , 1974.36,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/309033. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1974.36 People Raphael Soyer, American (Borisoglebsk, Russia 1899 - 1987 New York, NY) Title Arshile Gorky and Self Portrait Other Titles Alternate Title: Portrait of Arshile Gorky and Raphael Soyer Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1941 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/309033 Physical Descriptions Medium Brown ink and blue ball-point ink on thin ivory wove paper Dimensions actual: 31.7 x 23.8 cm (12 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: brown ink, l.r.: Raphael Soyer inscription: under upper image, brown ink, in artist's hand: of Gorky inscription: under lower image, brown ink, in artist's hand: Apr 2, 1941 / [illegible-- cut off] inscription: lower edge, graphite, in artist's hand: Self Portrait / Raphael Soyer / Raphael [cut off] inscription: u.r., brown ink: 5 inscription: u.r., black ink: 4 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Bella Fishko, New York, New York, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1974. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Bella Fishko, in honor of Martin Peretz Accession Year 1974 Object Number 1974.36 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History J. Kirk T. Varnedoe, ed., Modern Portraits: the Self and Others, exh. cat., Columbia University Dept. of Art History and Archaeology (New York, NY, 1976), cat. no. 117, p. 154 Raphael Soyer, Diary of an Artist, New Republic Books (Washington, D.C, 1977), repr. in b/w, p. 242 Exhibition History Modern Portraits: The Self and Others, Wildenstein Gallery, New York, New York, 10/20/1976 - 11/28/1976 Raphael Soyer: Drawings and Watercolors, National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, 09/30/1977 - 11/27/1977 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
