Rug [special proof]

started 1979, published 1981

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 depicts a black and white drawing with swirling lines and patterns, featuring a central abstract form resembling a profiled object with large dots or spots. The background has a textured appearance. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, white, and gray produced by the ink and line work. The central object is slightly off-center towards the top. The surrounding area is densely hatched, and there are vertical lines on the right side of the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper [special proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 49.7 x 73.7 cm (19 9/16 x 29 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.176

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Semff 2015, no. 24 [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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 876.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 21.18. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

2015

  • Semff, Michael. Philip Guston, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné. Munich, Germany: Sieveking Verlag, 2015, no. 24.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Rug S.P.; lower right in graphite: Philip Guston '80; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: PG79-929

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74035724

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