Group [special proof]

started 1979, published 1981

Philip Guston

Associated Names
Philip Guston

Artist, American, born Canada, 1913 - 1980

James Reid

Printer, American, born 1948

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows bold lines forming elongated and curved shapes resembling inverted "U" and "S" shapes. The composition resembles a collection of large bones or stilts standing upright, with rounded tops. The bases of the forms curve into bands or arches with small circular patterns. The background features wavy horizontal lines suggesting a rippling surface or ground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Arches 88 wove paper [special proof]

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 74.9 x 49.5 cm (29 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.74.46

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Semff 2015, no. 33 [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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 925.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 21.1. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

2015

  • Semff, Michael. Philip Guston, Prints: Catalogue Raisonné. Munich, Germany: Sieveking Verlag, 2015, no. 33.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Group S.P.; lower right in graphite: Philip Guston '80; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: PG79-912

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74880975

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