Photo of collection object The Leaf of the Artichoke Is an Owl — Gorky, Arshile. The Leaf of the Artichoke Is an Owl, 1944. Oil on canvas, 28 x 35 7/8" (71.1 x 91.2 cm). Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection Fund, 632.1977. (Photo: MoMA)

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The Leaf of the Artichoke Is an Owl

1944

Arshile Gorky

American, born Van Province, Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey). c. 1904–1948

Painting & Sculpture

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Gorky, Arshile
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Oil on canvas
Medium: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 28 x 35 7/8" (71.1 x 91.2 cm)
Departments: Painting & Sculpture
Accession Number: 632.1977
Credit Line: Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection Fund
Dominant Colors

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