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Philip Guston
1913–1980 · Canadian-born American · Based in Woodstock & New York, New York
- Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles (1930)
- Painting
- Abstract Expressionism
- Neo-Expressionism
Philip Guston moved from mural painting into lyrical abstraction and then, controversially, back to blunt cartoon-like figuration in the late 1960s. Hoods, shoes, cigarettes and studio objects became vehicles for self-critique and political unease.
Painting; drawing
Gallery Representation
Artist Films
Philip Guston at work in his studio
San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtOfficial source ↗ (opens in a new window)
Major Works
- Painting, Smoking, Eating
- The Studio
- City Limits
- Bad Habits
- Couple in Bed →
- Head and Bottle
- The Line
- Zone
- To Fellini
- Monument
Museums & Public Collections
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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