Marcos Grigorian (Iran, 1925-2007)
Machine World
mixed media on canvas, framed
signed 'Marcos Grigorian' and dated '56' (upper right), executed in 1956
200 x 160cm (78 3/4 x 63in).
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Property from the the estate of Michel Protiva, the artists uncle and proprietor of the Gorky Gallery, New York

Exhibited:
Gorky Gallery, Marcos Grigorian: Paintings from 1950, New York

Published:
Gorky Gallery, Marcos Grigorian: Paintings from 1950, New York, illustrated

'Marco's early expressionist works incorporated skilful techniques and mixtures of colour. From early on, issues of originality, purity, and attention to ethnic textures became essential elements in Marco's modernist expressions. He focused his artistic visions onto the structured geometry that he had absorbed from minimalism'
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