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1976

Philip Guston

Painter, American, born Canada, 1913 - 1980

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward R. Broida

  • Dimensions

    overall: 203.2 x 280.7 cm (80 x 110 1/2 in.)
    framed: 207 x 284.5 x 4.6 cm (81 1/2 x 112 x 1 13/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2005.142.19

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of Philip Guston

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(David McKee Gallery, New York); purchased October 1978 by Edward R. Broida [1933-2006], Los Angeles; gift (partial and promised) 2005 to NGA; gift completed 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1980

  • Philip Guston, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Denver Art Museum; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1980-1981, no. 68, pl. 62.

2006

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

2009

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

Inscriptions

lower left: Philip Guston

Wikidata ID

Q20197710


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