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Gorky also Gorki, Maksim also Maxim Pen name of Aleksei Maksimovich Peshkov. 1868-1936.
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Armenian-born American painter considered a transitional figure between surrealism and abstract expressionism. His works include The Liver Is the Cock's Comb (1944). |
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