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Young Cherry Trees Secured Against Hare

A work made of book with 2 drawings in pen and black ink, one with white opaque watercolor and the other with red opaque watercolor, on gray laid paper, tipped into book.

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  • A work made of book with 2 drawings in pen and black ink, one with white opaque watercolor and the other with red opaque watercolor, on gray laid paper, tipped into book.

Date:

1946

Artist:

Arshile Gorky (American, born Ottoman Empire (Present Day Turkey), c. 1904–1948)
written by André Breton (French, 1896–1966)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Arshile Gorky

Title

Young Cherry Trees Secured Against Hare

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date

1946

Medium

Book with 2 drawings in pen and black ink, one with white opaque watercolor and the other with red opaque watercolor, on gray laid paper, tipped into book

Dimensions

Book, closed: 23.8 × 16.2 × 1.1 cm (9 3/8 × 6 7/16 × 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Richard and Mary L. Gray

Reference Number

2021.193

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