Philip Guston, American, b. Montreal, Canada, 1913–1980 Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
61 1/2 x 68 in. (156.2 x 172.7 cm)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1957
Provenance:
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, to 6 March 1958
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 6 March 1958-17 May 1966
Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Exhibition History:
SIDNEY JANIS GALLERY, New York. "Philip Guston," 24 February-22 March 1958, no. 21 (not in catalog).
CITY ART MUSEUM OF ST. LOUIS (organized for the U. S. Information Agency). "Twenty-Five Years of American Painting: 1932-1958," no. 30. Tour: PALAZZO REALE, Naples, November 1959; GALLERIA D'ARTE MODERNA, Rome, December 1959-January 1960; STROZZINA, Florence, February 1960; PERMANENTE, Milan, March 1960; HESSISCHES LANDES MUSEUM, Darmstadt, Germany, 3-26 June 1960; GOTEBORGS KONSTMUSEUM, Göteborg, Sweden, 15 July-7 August 1960; CITY ART GALLERY, York, England, 15 August-15 September 1960.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEM, New York. "Philip Guston Retrospective," 3 May-1 July 1962, no. 41, p. 29, ill. p. 78. Tour: STEDELIJK MUSEUM, Amsterdam, 20 September-15 October, no. 39; LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, 22 May-23 June 1963.
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD, West Hartford, Connecticut. "The Arts in Society," 8 November-4 December 1964, no. 24.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975.
CENTRO DE ARTE REINA SOFIA, Madrid. "Philip Guston: Retrospectiva de Pintura," 1 March-6 May 1989, cat. Tour: PALAU DE LA VIRREINA, Barcelona, 25 May-16 July; SAINT LOUIS ART MUSEUM, 15 September-29 October; DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART, 19 November-14 January 1990 (U.S. venues as "Philip Guston: 50 Years of Painting").
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Ways of Seeing: John Baldessari Explores the Collection," 26 July 2006-23 September 2007, no cat.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washington, DC. "In The Tower: Philip Guston, 1950-1980," 1 February 2009-3 January 2010.
Published References:
ALLOWAY, LAWRENCE. "Book Reviews: Ashton on Guston," The Arts Review XIII/14 (23 July-12 August 1961), p. 17.
HUNTER, SAM. "Philip Guston," Art International 6 (May 1962), p. 67.
O'HARA, FRANK. "Growth and Guston," Art News 61/2 (April 1962), p. 52.
LERNER, ABRAM et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), p. 515, fig. 764 (color); p. 699.
FINEBERG, JONATHAN. Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being, Second Edition (Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000), color ill. p. 153.
BARRY, IAN and ANNE ELLEGOOD. Amy Sillman: Third Person Singular (Saratoga Springs, New York: The Francis Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, 2008), color ill. p. 57.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
