Art, literature & history
Study for Agony
1947
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, and brush and black wash (recto) and brush and black ink wash and graphite (verso) on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- 34.2 × 25.3 cm (13 1/2 × 10 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1986.108
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- Public domain (WikiArt label)License details
Arshile Gorky. Study for Agony. Image: WikiArt. Public domain (WikiArt label). Proportionally resized and JPEG compressed; no crop.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study for Agony — Arshile Gorky. 1947.
Medium: Pen and black ink, and brush and black wash (recto) and brush and black ink wash and graphite (verso) on cream wove paper. Dimensions: 34.2 × 25.3 cm (13 1/2 × 10 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.