Head II

1969

Philip Guston

Artist, American, born Canada, 1913 - 1980

Philip Guston

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal on wove paper mounted to board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward R. Broida

  • Dimensions

    overall: 60.5 x 45.5 cm (23 13/16 x 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.142.55

More About this Artwork

Video:  How Artist Philip Guston Became an Ally

New York Times art critic Aruna D’Souza discusses Philip Guston's 1969 work Head II.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(David McKee Inc., New York); purchased January 1983 by Edward R. Broida, Los Angeles; gift 2005 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • Philip Guston: Drawings 1947-1977, McKee Gallery, NY, 1978.

2006

  • Selections from the Collection of Edward R. Broida, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2006, unnumbered brochure.

2009

  • In the Tower: Philip Guston, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2009-2010, no cat.

2022

  • Philip Guston Now, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Tate Modern, London, 2022-2024, no. 117 (shown only in Washington).

Inscriptions

"Philip Guston '69", lower right margin, pen and black ink, artist's hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64619428

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