Room [special proof]

started 1979, published 1980

Philip Guston

Associated Names
Philip Guston

Artist, American, born Canada, 1913 - 1980

James Reid

Printer, American, born 1948

Larry Krueger

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a collection of intertwining and looping forms resembling elongated tubes and arches in various positions. These abstract shapes resemble a chaotic arrangement that could be likened to a cluster of oversized, distorted limbs or flexible pipes on top of each other. The rounded ends and arch-like motifs are interspersed with scattered circular and semi-circular patterns, drawing a visual connection to playground slides or kneeling figures with bent knees. The composition rests on a surface with vertical and horizontal lines evoking the texture of a wooden or tiled floor.

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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: 83.19 x 108.27 cm (32 3/4 x 42 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Semff 2015, no. 22 [special proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

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

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 870.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 21.5. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

2015

  • Semff, Michael. Philip Guston, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné. Munich, Germany: Sieveking Verlag, 2015, no. 22.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Room S.P.; lower right in graphite: Philip Guston '80; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: PG79-916

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74034934

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