Untitled

1963

Philip Guston

Associated Names
Philip Guston

Artist, American, born Canada, 1913 - 1980

Jason Leese

Printer, American, born 1931

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image displays bold black lines and shapes that overlap in a chaotic but deliberate manner. The abstract artwork suggests twisted tree trunks or closely positioned figures, with heavy shading adding depth and texture. Some shapes evoke limbs or flowing robes, giving the piece a sense of movement and organic structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Nacre wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 57.79 x 77.15 cm (22 3/4 x 30 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.2189

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Semff 2015, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1964 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2015

  • Semff, Michael. Philip Guston, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné. Munich, Germany: Sieveking Verlag, 2015, no. 2.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Tam. Imp.; lower right in graphite: Philip Guston '63; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 836; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: Guston, Philip

Markings

embossed lower center: [Tamarind] [Jason Leese]

Wikidata ID

Q65511555

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