Sea [special proof]

started 1979, published 1980

Philip Guston

Associated Names
Philip Guston

Artist, American, born Canada, 1913 - 1980

Christine Fox

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Richard Garst

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a series of undulating lines and curved shapes forming a complex composition. The abstract arrangement suggests a cluster of facial features, like closed eyes or noses, arranged together. This creates a landscape of forms that might evoke rounded hills or a series of calm, meditative heads. The drawing is in black ink on a light gray background, adding to the minimalist and abstract nature of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on gray John Koller handmade paper [special proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 77.47 × 102.87 cm (30 1/2 × 40 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Semff 2015, no. 26 [special proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 869.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 21.3. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

2015

  • Semff, Michael. Philip Guston, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné. Munich, Germany: Sieveking Verlag, 2015, no. 26.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Sea S.P.; lower right in graphite: Philip Guston '80; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: PG79-914

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Wikidata ID

Q74034943

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