Gulf [special proof]

started 1979, published 1983

Philip Guston

Associated Names
Philip Guston

Artist, American, born Canada, 1913 - 1980

Christine Fox

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Chris Sukimoto

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image displays a collection of bold black lines and textured ovals, intersecting and overlapping to create a central abstract composition. Among the shapes, there are forms resembling tightly stitched patches or rough stones, piled to suggest volume and depth. The surrounding background is defined by delicate lines hinting at distant landscapes or faintly sketched objects like fences or trees, adding spatial context to the abstract assembly.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Arches Cover wove paper [special proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 81.3 x 108.3 cm (32 x 42 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.74.41

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Semff 2015, no. 44 [special proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1988 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1061.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 21.9. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

2015

  • Semff, Michael. Philip Guston, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné. Munich, Germany: Sieveking Verlag, 2015, no. 44.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: S.P. II; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: PG79-920

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74880874

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