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ARSHILE GORKY - IN MEMORY
(GORKY, ARSHILE). Breton, Andre. New York: Washburn Gallery, 1978. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled Illustrated Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Good +.. np (10pp), 2 b&w illustrations + b&w cover. With an exhibition checklist. This is the slender ten page brochure cum catalogue published in conjunction with a posthumous 1978 Washburn Gallery exhibition of four paintings and ten works on paper executed between 1943 and 1947 by the renowned Armenian born Abstract Expressionist pioneer Arshile Gorky. It reprints Andre Breton's text on the artist produced for his first exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in 1945 as well as reproducing in facsimile the four page catalogue for Levy's Gorky memorial show of 1948. A presentable copy of this uncommon ephemeral item that was the only printed documentation of the event showing some overall wear, creasing, and light soiling. It has been priced accordingly. Inventory Number: 019095