{"product_id":"arshile-gorky-goats-on-the-roof-a-life-through-letters-and-documents","title":"Arshile Gorky: Goats on the Roof - A Life Through Letters and Documents","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eArshile Gorky \u0026amp; Matthew Spender\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSoftcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21.8 x 3 x 15 cm | 512 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRidinghouse | 2022 | 9781905464258\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis publication provides an intimate portrait of the Armenian-American painter Arshile Gorky (c.1904–1948) whose paintings proved transformative to twentieth-century art in the US and beyond. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShaped by his experience of fleeing the Armenian Genocide, Gorky filtered influences of Impressionism and Post-impressionism, producing vigorous compositions that were sometimes abstract, other times figurative or a mixture of the two.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this volume, Gorky's gradual reception by the art world is seen obliquely through interviews and personal accounts, many of which are previously unpublished.\u003cbr\u003eAccompanying the letters and key illustrations, an introduction by Gorky biographer Matthew Spender focuses on the artist's postwar influence and continued relevance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ridinghouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47758176551170,"sku":"BK-RID-AGGOTR-001-Q","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_4290_2f8f4ff5-0d7f-49bd-9e38-ee245b0a94c2.jpg?v=1780421547","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/arshile-gorky-goats-on-the-roof-a-life-through-letters-and-documents","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}