{"product_id":"water-of-the-flowery-mill-arshile-gorky","title":"Water of the Flowery Mill - Arshile Gorky","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1944 oil painting by Arshile Gorky, featuring fluid, organic forms and a warm palette of ochres and yellows, characteristic of his transition into Abstract Expressionism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater of the Flowery Mill, painted in 1944, represents a shift in the work of Arshile Gorky. During this period, he moved away from the direct influence of European modernists like Picasso and Miró, developing a personal visual language that bridged Surrealism and the emerging Abstract Expressionist movement. The composition is characterised by fluid, organic forms that suggest biological or botanical structures without explicitly depicting them. Gorky applied thin washes of oil paint, allowing colours to bleed into one another, which creates a sense of atmospheric depth and movement across the canvas surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe palette is dominated by warm ochres, yellows, and oranges, punctuated by cooler tones of violet, blue, and green. These hues evoke the natural environment of his childhood in Armenia, filtered through memory and imagination. The title itself suggests a specific location, yet the imagery remains elusive and non-representational. Gorky used a technique of layering, where translucent glazes sit atop more opaque passages, giving the work a luminous quality. The forms appear to float in a shallow, indeterminate space, avoiding traditional perspective in favour of a rhythmic, balanced arrangement of shapes and lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It demonstrates Gorky's ability to synthesise complex emotional states into abstract form. The work does not rely on narrative, but rather on the interplay of colour and line to communicate a sense of place and personal history. The drips and visible brushwork provide evidence of the artist's physical process, grounding the ethereal composition in the reality of the medium. It remains a primary example of Gorky's mature style, where the boundaries between memory, nature, and abstraction are blurred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/products\/blue-moby-dick-jackson-pollock\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eBlue (Moby Dick) by Jackson Pollock\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/products\/multiplication-of-the-arcs-yves-tanguy\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eMultiplication of the Arcs by Yves Tanguy\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/collections\/arshile-gorky\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#2a555a;border:1px solid #2a555a;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#ffffff;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eMore by Arshile Gorky →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arshile Gorky","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ -","offer_id":59474801164623,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ -","offer_id":59474816794959,"sku":null,"price":170.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ -","offer_id":59474816827727,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":59474816860495,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":59474816893263,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":59474816926031,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":59474816958799,"sku":null,"price":560.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":59474816991567,"sku":null,"price":560.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":59474817024335,"sku":null,"price":560.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":59474817057103,"sku":null,"price":570.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":59474817089871,"sku":null,"price":570.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Water-of-the-Flowery-Mill_Poster_CompositorV1_1794443205758.jpg?v=1794443466","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.com\/en-nz\/products\/water-of-the-flowery-mill-arshile-gorky","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}