Philip Guston

Goldstein, Philip

American, born Canada, 1913 - 1980

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  • The image features intertwined, rounded shapes and lines resembling a tangle of pipes or tubes with a textured surface. Various circular patterns and openings are scattered throughout, some resembling eyes or sockets. The overlapping forms create a dense, three-dimensional appearance.

    Pile Up [special proof]

    Philip Guston, Christine Fox, Richard Garst, Gemini G.E.L.

    1979 - 1981

    Lithograph on j. barcham green crisbrook wove paper [special proof]  Accession ID  1988.74.48

    Not on view
  • The image features flowing lines and rounded shapes, with arcs and curves throughout. Hanging objects resembling tassels and a bulb sway overhead. Below are forms resembling oversized faces with pronounced features against a backdrop of wavy lines. Spiraled lines create an upward curling plume.

    Curtain [special proof]

    Philip Guston, James Reid, Larry Krueger, Gemini G.E.L.

    1979 - 1980

    Lithograph on gray john koller handmade paper [special proof]  Accession ID  1988.74.45

    Not on view
  • This painting displays a background of horizontal rectangles in shades of blue. To the left of center is a tall white shape that resembles a ladder: two vertical posts with horizontal lines between them. A red shape that looks like a thin tube seems to stretch across the ladder, folding over the top rung. At each end of this long shape are what look like the soles of shoes, the top one only partially visible. To the right of center, parallel with the top of the ladder, a semi-circular shape with orange and pink concentric patterns is visible above the largest horizontal blue section. The impression given is a ladder leaning against a blue wall, with a figure or shape partially visible behind the wall. The blue sections have faint lines of pink and red in them, and the brushstrokes in the painting are visible.

    The Ladder

    Philip Guston

    1978

    Oil on canvas  Accession ID  2005.142.17

    Not on view
  • This is a painting of a dark, abstract form resembling an iron. The image depicts a large, blocky object with a curved handle on top. The colors used are primarily deep shades of grey and black with hints of red, applied with visible brush strokes. The style is reminiscent of Philip Guston, known for bold, cartoonish representations and unique use of form and color. The simplicity and heft of the object in the picture evoke a sense of mass and solidity.

    Iron

    Philip Guston

    1976

    Acrylic paint on illustration board  Accession ID  2000.163.1

    Not on view

  • Rug

    Philip Guston

    1976

    Oil on canvas  Accession ID  2005.142.19

    Not on view
  • A collection of office equipment, food, artist’s tools, and body parts are arranged across or embedded within black, carnation-pink, or nickel-gray zones in this stylized, surreal, horizontal painting. Near the bottom of the composition, the pink zone reaches from the left edge of the canvas about hallway across. There the partial strokes appear unfinished so the gray surface beneath is visible. From left to right, objects in this zone include a daisy-like flower in a glass bottle, a red mug, a paintbrush next to squirts of scarlet red, pink-shaded white, and black paint, and, in the gray zone to the right, a ruler. The black zone stretches beyond this, taking up the horizonal center of the composition. Objects from left to right in this zone include a sandwich, a watch, a bunch of three bananas, an open book, and the eyes, forehead, and hair of a person painted in pink and outlined in black. Near the center is a collection of three shoes with nails lining the soles on the ends of spindly legs poking out of the black zone. Above that are a triangular square, a clock, a pencil, another triangle, perhaps a tool, and what could be the upper part of a head with a white-outlined hand covering the face. A gold-colored desk lamp with a green shade pointing down from its curved neck is along the right edge of the canvas in the top right corner. In the gray zone in the top quarter of the composition, a person with pink-colored skin, red-framed and -lensed glasses, and black hair seems to float on their back as in a pool. A white square object may represent a canvas and a tangerine-orange semicircle is difficult to interpret. A few vivid green branches angle down over the floating person from the top left corner, and a sky-blue circle could be the moon in a gray sky. The artist signed the lower right corner, “Philip Guston.”

    Midnight Pass Road

    Philip Guston

    1975

    Oil on canvas  Accession ID  2005.142.18

    Not on view
  • The image depicts a large bottle and a canister-like object on the left, with a stack of irregularly shaped rocks adjacent to them on the right. The artwork is rendered in black ink on a beige background, giving a monochromatic appearance. In the foreground, there is a paintbrush and a rectangular object lying horizontally along the bottom of the image. Above these objects, toward the bottom of the image, several short, vertical, linear forms are drawn. The objects are centrally situated, with the rocks occupying the right portion, creating an overall balanced composition.

    Untitled

    Philip Guston

    1975

    Reed pen and black ink on laid paper  Accession ID  2014.136.214

    Not on view
  • The image depicts flowing, curved lines forming abstract shapes resembling stacked rounded forms. Vertical streaks suggest cascading water over the shapes. The composition resembles a pile of large, curvilinear bags or stones surrounded by rainfall, with a watery or slippery surface beneath them.

    Rain

    Philip Guston

    1975

    Reed pen and black ink on wove paper  Accession ID  2005.142.56

    Not on view
  • Two old-fashioned irons (for pressing clothes), books, two shoes, a nail, an ashtray full of cigarette butts, a burning cigarette, and what might be a paint palette are arranged on a pink surface in this stylized painting. Each object is outlined in black, gray, or white, and filled in with mostly flat blocks of black, brown, white, or shades of pink. We look down onto the table from an angle, and the bottom quarter is clear of objects. Set a bit back on the table, a stack of three books with the topmost one open is to our left next to the two shoes, which are laid soles-up in a line. One shoe overlaps the rectangular palette, which is streaked with red, black, orange, and green. The ashtray is along the right edge of the table, and the burning cigarette hangs off the edge nearby, a thin plume of smoke wafting upward. The stake or nail, the two irons, and a pink book with an open eye looking to our right are in a row along the back of the table. Another stake stands vertically, tip down, near the back right corner. A light bulb with a gold chain and a black square with a green pull-down curtain are to our left, along the top of the composition. The artist signed the work to the left of center along the bottom edge, “Philip Guston.”

    Painter's Table

    Philip Guston

    1973

    Oil on canvas  Accession ID  1991.69.1

    Not on view

  • The Street

    Philip Guston, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture

    1970

    Lithograph in black on arches wove paper  Accession ID  2008.115.90

    Not on view
  • The image is a sketch of the back of a person's head and shoulders. The drawing focuses on the upper portion of the body, depicting the person from behind. The head is rounded, covered with short textured lines indicating hair, but no facial features are visible due to the angle. There is no visible clothing detail except for the outline of shoulders. The background is plain and unadorned. The artist's signature, "Philip Guston '69," appears in the bottom right corner of the image.

    Back View

    Philip Guston

    1969

    Graphite on wove paper  Accession ID  2001.139.1

    Not on view
  • The image shows a drawing of a figure seen from the mid-torso up. The person is facing slightly to the viewer's right, with their head turned towards the viewer. Facial features are visible through holes in a pointed hood-like covering over their head. The drawing uses bold, sketchy black lines on a textured, light brown background. The clothing appears loose-fitting and draped, with dark strokes indicating folds or shading. There is no visible jewelry or objects held by the figure. The background is plain, emphasizing the central figure. The artwork is signed "Philip Guston '69" in the lower right corner.

    Head II

    Philip Guston

    1969

    Charcoal on wove paper mounted to board  Accession ID  2005.142.55

    Not on view