Objects [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 displays swirling dark lines overlapping on a canvas, creating an abstract composition. Toward the bottom, there are two distinct lighter shapes. On the left, an oval shape with a central spiral design is present and on the right, a rectangle with horizontal lines and dark spots.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Koller Transfer wove paper [special proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 50.2 x 75.8 cm (19 3/4 x 29 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.74.51

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Semff 2015, no. 39 [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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1067.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 21.24. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

2015

  • Semff, Michael. Philip Guston, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné. Munich, Germany: Sieveking Verlag, 2015, no. 39.

Inscriptions

lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: S.P. I; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand:PG79-935

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

Q74881000

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