Untitled

1966

Philip Guston

Associated Names
Philip Guston

Artist, American, born Canada, 1913 - 1980

Hollander Graphic Workshop

Publisher

The image showcases bold, irregular black shapes and lines on a pale background. The abstract composition includes swirling, looping lines, and dense, solid forms. Some shapes suggest figures or objects like hills or trees, while others hint at abstracted architectural elements or machinery. This juxtaposition challenges perception and prompts connections to everyday objects in an abstract setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Fine in memory of Larry Day

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 53.66 × 72.07 cm (21 1/8 × 28 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.84.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Semff 2015, no. 11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Fine, Takoma Park, Maryland; acquired 1998 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Tower: Philip Guston, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2009-2010.

Bibliography

2015

  • Semff, Michael. Philip Guston, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné. Munich, Germany: Sieveking Verlag, 2015, no. 11.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 21/25; lower right in graphite: Philip Guston '66; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: (whale)

Markings

embossed lower right: IH [Irwin Hollander]

Watermarks

Arches

Wikidata ID

Q75421101

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