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Arshile Gorky
early life and influences arshile gorky, born vostanik manoug adoian, was a turkish-born armenian-american painter who left an indelible mark on the art world. born on april 15, 1904, in khorgom, van, ottoman empire (now turkey), gorky's life was marked by turmoil and displacement, which would later influence his artistic style. the formative years gorky's family fled to russian-controlled territory during the armenian genocide in 1915.
this pivotal event shaped his worldview and informed his future artistic expressions. in 1920, at the age of 16, gorky reunited with his father in america but struggled to form a close bond. artistic evolution landscape in the manner of cézanne (1927) and landscape, staten island (1927–1928) exemplify gorky's early experimentation with cubism and post-impressionism. his later works, such as nighttime, enigma, nostalgia (1930–1934), s…