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1969

Philip Guston

Associated Names
Philip Guston

Artist, American, born Canada, 1913 - 1980

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.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Musa and Tom Mayer

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41 x 48.6 cm (16 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.139.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Musa and Tom Mayer, New York; gift to NGA, 2001

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Philip Guston:Small Paintings and Drawings 1968-1980, McKee Gallery, New York,NY, March 8-April 22, 2000, no cat.

2009

  • In the Tower: Philip Guston, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2009, no cat.

Inscriptions

"Philip Guston '69", lower right margin, pencil, artist's hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64619421

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