In Tate Modern
- Artist
- Arshile Gorky c.1904–1948
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 409 × 510 mm
- Collection
- Lent from a private collection 2014
On long term loan - Reference
- L03592
Display caption
Gorky reconstructs his childhood memories of Armenia in this painting. The central shape, though difficult to explain, was an important symbol for Gorky. It appears in several of his paintings. It has been read as different items from his native Armenia. Some scholars have interpreted it as an Armenian butter-churn made of goatskin, familiar from Gorky’s youth. Others suggest it is a pair of red slippers his father gave him before he left for the United States.
Gallery label, August 2020
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