Subject.... no specific scene but many incidents. – The first word I spoke was Argula – it has no meaning. I was then five years old. Thus I called this painting 'Argula' as I was entering a new period closer to my instincts.
(Technique..:) Hundreds and hundreds of layers of paint to obtain the weight of reality – Art this period I measured by weight.


in his reply to Questionnaires of the MOMA museum, 1941

Arshile Gorky Quotes

Subject.... no specific scene but many incidents. – The first word I spoke was Argula – it has no meaning. I was then five years old. Thus I...

Subject.... no specific scene but many incidents. – The first word I spoke was Argula – it has no meaning. I was then five years old. Thus I...

Subject.... no specific scene but many incidents. – The first word I spoke was Argula – it has no meaning. I was then five years old. Thus I...

Subject.... no specific scene but many incidents. – The first word I spoke was Argula – it has no meaning. I was then five years old. Thus I...