Artist: Arshile Gorky (Armenian/American, 1904-1948). Title: "Composition". Medium: Mixed media on paper. Date: Composed c1947. Dimensions: Overall size: 9 7/16 x 13 1/8 in. (240 x 333 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed lower left. Painted on light cream wove paper. Fine condition. Comment(s): Gorky, born Vosdanig Manoug Atoian, had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism. His works may well have been influenced by the suffering and loss he experienced during the Armenian Genocide, recently acknowledged by Pope Francis. Gorky arrived in America in 1920, later changing his name to Arshile Gorky. [29823-2-16000]