Along with Rothko, Pollock and de Kooning, Gorky was one of the most powerful American painters of the twentieth century, and a seminal figure in the formation of abstract expressionism. The exhibition included paintings and drawings from across his career, and a handful of rarely seen sculptures.
Life With Gorky
Gorky's wife Agnes "Mougouch" Magruder talks about the life and work of the extraordinary painter
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