It would be a sad thing for an artist if he knew how to paint. – so sad. An artist paints because it is a challenge to him – it is like trying to twi… - Arshile Gorky
" "It would be a sad thing for an artist if he knew how to paint. – so sad. An artist paints because it is a challenge to him – it is like trying to twist the devil. If you overcome it, there is no sport left. I don't even like to talk about painting. It is impossible to talk about painting because I don't know what it is. If I knew what it was I would get out a patent and then no one else would be able to paint.
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About Arshile Gorky
Arshile Gorky (15 April 1904 – 21 July 1948), born Vostanik Manoog Adoyan, was an American abstract expressionist painter of Armenian descent, living and working in New York, where he got later strongly involved with American Surrealism. He was a very close friend of Willem de Kooning who respected him as a teacher in painting.
Also Known As
Native Name:
Արշիլ Գորկի
Alternative Names:
Ostanik-Manuk Adoian
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Arshil Gorʹkiĭ
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Arshile Gorky Adoian
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Arshil Gorky
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Osdanig-Manug Atoyan
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Arshil Gorki Adoyan
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Wostanig Adoyan
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Vosdanig Manoog Adoian
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Ostanik-Manuk Adoyan
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Arshil Gorki
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Ostanik-Manuk Adoyean
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Osdanig-Manug Atoian
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Vostanik-Manuk Adoian
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Arschille Gorky
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Vosdanik Adoian
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Arshele Gorky
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Vosdanig Adoian
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Archele Gorky
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Archel Gorky
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Archele Gorki
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Arshile Gorkij
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Adoian Gorky
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a. gorky
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