Art Institute of Chicago

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Philip Guston · 1977

Provenance

Ownership history

Estate of the artist; sold through David McKee Gallery, New York, to the Art Institute of Chicago, Sept. 11, 1989.

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.

Exhibitions

Exhibition history

London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Philip Guston: Paintings 1969–1980, Oct. 13–Dec. 12, 1982, cat. 26; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Jan. 13–Feb. 27, 1983; Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, May 8–June 19, 1983.
New York, David McKee Gallery, Philip Guston: Paintings, Oct. 8–Nov. 5, 1983, no cat.
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, Philip Guston: The Late Works, Aug. 17-Sept. 16, 1984, cat. 28; Perth, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Sept. 26–Oct. 28, 1984; Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Nov. 7–Dec. 30, 1984.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Philip Guston: Early and Late Works, Oct. 15–Nov. 15, 1987, cat. 11-P.
Madrid, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Philip Guston: Retrospectiva de Pintura, Mar. 1–May 8, 1989, cat. 53; Barcelona, Palau de la Virreina, May 25–July 16 1989; St. Louis Art Museum, Philip Guston: 50 Years of Painting, Sept. 9–Oct. 22, 1989; Dallas Museum of Art, Nov. 19, 1989–Jan. 14, 1990.
Valencia, Spain, Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM), Philip Guston, One-Shot-Painting, Dec. 13, 2001–Mar. 3, 2002, no cat. no.; Maastricht, The Netherlands, Bonnefanten Museum, Mar. 17–Dec. 8, 2002.

Literature

Published references

Nicholas Serota and Norbert Lynton, Philip Guston, Paintings, 1969-1980, exh. cat. (London: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1982), 38 (color ill.), 67, cat. 26.
Richard Francis, “London: Guston at the Whitechapel,” Burlington Magazine, 125, 959 (February 1983): 113.
Jean-Christophe Ammann, "De L'Oeuvre Tardive de Philip Guston" Artistes (1983): 84 (ill.).
David McKee, “Philip Guston,” Flash Art International (January 1984): 35.
Edward F. Fry, Philip Guston: The Late Works, exh. cat. (Melbourne: The National Gallery of Victoria, 1984), 43, cat. 28 (color ill.).
Robert Storr, Modern Masters: Philip Guston (New York: Abbeville Press, 1986), 94, fig. 98 (ill.).
Mark Rosenthal, Philip Guston: retrospectiva de pintura, exh. cat. (Madrid: Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 1989), 129, cat. 53 (color ill.).
Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Philip Guston: Early and Late Works, exh. cat. (Saratoga Springs: Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, 1987), n.p., cat. 11-P (ill.).
Robert Zaller, "Philip Guston and the Crisis of the Image," Critical Inquiry 14, no. 1 (1987): 92.
Francisco Calvo Serraller, "Abierta en Madrid una retrospectiva de Guston: En Centro Reina Sofia expone 70 obras del artista que paso del expresionismo abstracto a la figuracion" El País, March 2, 1989, https://elpais.com/diario/1989/03/02/cultura/604796404_850215.html
Iñaki Moreno Ruiz de Eguino, "La primera retrospectiva europea de Philip Guston, en Madrid," Diario Vasco, Mar. 11, 1989, n.p.
Edward Schumacher, “Madrid strives to become Spain’s Art Capital. But will Barcelona yield?,”The New York Times, July 8, 1989, 13 (ill.).

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