Philip Guston
Catalogue Raisonné
Title
Ominous Land
Date
1972
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
72 x 81 in.182.9 x 205.7 cm
Inscription
Signed front lower left: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: PHILIP GUSTON/ "OMINOUS LAND" [underlined]/ 1972/ OIL - 72 x 81
Catalogue No.
P72.040
Provenance
Collection Unknown
Auction: Sotheby's, New York, Contemporary Evening Auction, November 18, 2021, Lot 105
Gabriele and Robert Lee
Exhibitions
Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA, "Philip Guston: New Paintings", March 15, 1974 - April 14, 1974
David McKee Gallery, New York, NY, "Philip Guston", November 15, 1974 - December 18, 1974
Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY, "The Kennedy Galleries are Host to the Hundredth Anniversary Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by 100 Artists Associated with the Art Students League of New York", March 06, 1975 - March 29, 1975
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", May 15, 1980 - June 29, 1980
Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, "American Accents", June 06, 1983 - August 07, 1983
Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, "Courtesy David McKee", July 08, 1986 - August 16, 1986
David McKee Gallery, New York, NY, "Philip Guston", November 15, 1974 - December 18, 1974
Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY, "The Kennedy Galleries are Host to the Hundredth Anniversary Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture by 100 Artists Associated with the Art Students League of New York", March 06, 1975 - March 29, 1975
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", May 15, 1980 - June 29, 1980
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", July 20, 1980 - September 09, 1980
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", November 12, 1980 - January 11, 1981
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", February 25, 1981 - April 26, 1981
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", June 30, 1981 - September 13, 1981
Gallery Stratford, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, "American Accents", June 06, 1983 - August 07, 1983
College Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, "American Accents", August 18, 1983 - September 17, 1983
Musee du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, "American Accents", September 22, 1983 - October 26, 1983
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, "American Accents", January 05, 1984 - February 06, 1984
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, "American Accents", February 23, 1984 - March 25, 1984
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, "American Accents", April 05, 1984 - May 13, 1984
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, "American Accents", July 05, 1984 - August 26, 1984
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, "American Accents", September 13, 1984 - November 04, 1984
Musée d'Art Contemporain, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, "American Accents", November 29, 1984 - January 30, 1985
Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, "Courtesy David McKee", July 08, 1986 - August 16, 1986
Bibliography
Baker, Kenneth. "Art: Guston's Bleeding French Fries." Boston Phoenix, April 2, 1974, section 2, p. 13, illus. in b&w p. 13
Levin, Sondra. "Guston Works Displayed in SFAA; Visions of Forms, Tales of Feelings." Daily Free Press (Boston, MA), April 9, 1974, mentioned in text, not illus.
Touster, Irwin. "Touster's Review: Philip Guston." Woodstock Times, December 5, 1974, section Art, Crafts, & Antiques, pp. 20–21, mentioned in text p. 21, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: David McKee Gallery, 1974, cat. no. 2, illus. in b&w p. 7
Philip Guston New Paintings. Exh. cat. Boston: Boston University, 1974, cat. no. 10, illus. in b&w unnumbered page
Smith, Roberta. "Reviews." Artforum, February 1975, pp. 65-66, illus. in b&w p. 65
Coolidge, Clark. "Clark Coolidge Class 1." Naropa Institute Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Boulder, July 1, 1980, Audio recording, mentioned and read poem inspired by it
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: George Braziller, 1980, cat. no. 56, illus. in b&w plate 45 p. 87
King, Mary. "The Guston Retrospective: A 'Grim Mirror to Our Time.'" St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 1, 1981, section Music, the Arts, p. 5G, mentioned in text, not illus.
Ashton, Dore. "Philip Guston: Different Subjects." Flash Art, December 1981–January 1982, pp. 20–25, illus. in b&w p. 23
Kritzwiser, Kay. "Making artistic statements in an American accent." [Publication unknown], 1983, mentioned in text, not illus.
Geldzahler, Henry. American Accents Américains. Exh. cat. [Toronto]: Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Ltd., [1983], illus. in color (no page #)
Greenwood, Michael. "Exhibitions: American Accents." MUSE (Canadian Museum Association), Winter/January 1984, pp. 40-42, illus. p. 41
Miro, Marsha. "21 American Artists Export Their Variety." Detroit Free Press, March 18, 1984, illus. in b&w and mentioned in text
Tousley, Nancy. "American Accents exhibit offers much to see." Calgary Herald, October 6, 1984, p. H10, mentioned in text, not illus.
Ashton, Dore. "That Is Not What I Meant at All: Why Philip Guston Is Not Postmodern." Arts Magazine, November 1988, pp. 67–71, illus. in color and mentioned in text p. 69
Philip Guston: In Context. Exh. cat. Oxford: The Museum of Modern Art Oxford, 1989, mentioned in text, not illus.
"Portfolio and Documents: Philip Guston." TO: A Journal of Poetry, Prose & the Visual Arts 2, no. 3–4 (1994): pp. 159–206, illus. in b&w p. 170
Corbett, William. Philip Guston's Late Work: A Memoir. Boston: Zoland Books, 1994, mentioned in text p. 63, not illus.
Feld, Ross. Erinnerungen an Philip Guston Mit dem Briefwechsel zwischen Feld und Guston. Kippenheim-Schmieheim: Verlag Kurt Liebig, 2003, illus. in color p. 43
Feld, Ross. Guston in Time: Remembering Philip Guston. New York: Counterpoint, 2003, mentioned in text p. 41, not illus.
Coolidge, Clark, ed. Philip Guston: Collected Writings, Lectures, and Conversations. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011, mentioned in text p. 226, not illus.
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, illus. in color pp. 324 and 325 as part of installation photos
Holmes, Helen. "Philip Guston's 'Ominous Land' Is a Standout in Upcoming Sotheby's Auction." Observer (New York), October 5, 2021. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Schultz, Abby. " Sotheby's Creates New Sales Categories for Marquee Auctions. Penta (New York), October 5, 2021. Online., illus. in color and mentioned in text
Coolidge, Clark. 16 Poems for Philip Guston. with an afterword by Rachael Guynn Wilson. Portland: Container Corps, 2021, illus. in color opposite p. 10
Harris, Gareth. "Philip Guston's painting could make $30m, potentially breaking the artist's auction record." Art Newspaper, April 4, 2022. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Feld, Ross. Guston In Time: Remembering Philip Guston. New York: Counterpoint, 2003. Reprint, New York: New York Review of Books, 2022, mentioned in text p. 37, not illus.
Coolidge, Clark, ed. Philip Guston: Que peindre sinon l'énigme. Translated by Éric Suchère. Strasbourg: L'Atelier Contemporain, 2023, mentioned in text p. 471, not illus.
Street, Benjamin James. "Painting Floods: History, Witness and Public Address in Philip Guston's Late Work." PhD diss. University of Easy Anglia, 2024, mentioned in text pp. 105-106 and 114, not illus.
Levin, Sondra. "Guston Works Displayed in SFAA; Visions of Forms, Tales of Feelings." Daily Free Press (Boston, MA), April 9, 1974, mentioned in text, not illus.
Touster, Irwin. "Touster's Review: Philip Guston." Woodstock Times, December 5, 1974, section Art, Crafts, & Antiques, pp. 20–21, mentioned in text p. 21, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: David McKee Gallery, 1974, cat. no. 2, illus. in b&w p. 7
Philip Guston New Paintings. Exh. cat. Boston: Boston University, 1974, cat. no. 10, illus. in b&w unnumbered page
Smith, Roberta. "Reviews." Artforum, February 1975, pp. 65-66, illus. in b&w p. 65
Coolidge, Clark. "Clark Coolidge Class 1." Naropa Institute Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Boulder, July 1, 1980, Audio recording, mentioned and read poem inspired by it
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: George Braziller, 1980, cat. no. 56, illus. in b&w plate 45 p. 87
King, Mary. "The Guston Retrospective: A 'Grim Mirror to Our Time.'" St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 1, 1981, section Music, the Arts, p. 5G, mentioned in text, not illus.
Ashton, Dore. "Philip Guston: Different Subjects." Flash Art, December 1981–January 1982, pp. 20–25, illus. in b&w p. 23
Kritzwiser, Kay. "Making artistic statements in an American accent." [Publication unknown], 1983, mentioned in text, not illus.
Geldzahler, Henry. American Accents Américains. Exh. cat. [Toronto]: Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Ltd., [1983], illus. in color (no page #)
Greenwood, Michael. "Exhibitions: American Accents." MUSE (Canadian Museum Association), Winter/January 1984, pp. 40-42, illus. p. 41
Miro, Marsha. "21 American Artists Export Their Variety." Detroit Free Press, March 18, 1984, illus. in b&w and mentioned in text
Tousley, Nancy. "American Accents exhibit offers much to see." Calgary Herald, October 6, 1984, p. H10, mentioned in text, not illus.
Ashton, Dore. "That Is Not What I Meant at All: Why Philip Guston Is Not Postmodern." Arts Magazine, November 1988, pp. 67–71, illus. in color and mentioned in text p. 69
Philip Guston: In Context. Exh. cat. Oxford: The Museum of Modern Art Oxford, 1989, mentioned in text, not illus.
"Portfolio and Documents: Philip Guston." TO: A Journal of Poetry, Prose & the Visual Arts 2, no. 3–4 (1994): pp. 159–206, illus. in b&w p. 170
Corbett, William. Philip Guston's Late Work: A Memoir. Boston: Zoland Books, 1994, mentioned in text p. 63, not illus.
Feld, Ross. Erinnerungen an Philip Guston Mit dem Briefwechsel zwischen Feld und Guston. Kippenheim-Schmieheim: Verlag Kurt Liebig, 2003, illus. in color p. 43
Feld, Ross. Guston in Time: Remembering Philip Guston. New York: Counterpoint, 2003, mentioned in text p. 41, not illus.
Coolidge, Clark, ed. Philip Guston: Collected Writings, Lectures, and Conversations. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011, mentioned in text p. 226, not illus.
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, illus. in color pp. 324 and 325 as part of installation photos
Holmes, Helen. "Philip Guston's 'Ominous Land' Is a Standout in Upcoming Sotheby's Auction." Observer (New York), October 5, 2021. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Schultz, Abby. " Sotheby's Creates New Sales Categories for Marquee Auctions. Penta (New York), October 5, 2021. Online., illus. in color and mentioned in text
Coolidge, Clark. 16 Poems for Philip Guston. with an afterword by Rachael Guynn Wilson. Portland: Container Corps, 2021, illus. in color opposite p. 10
Harris, Gareth. "Philip Guston's painting could make $30m, potentially breaking the artist's auction record." Art Newspaper, April 4, 2022. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Feld, Ross. Guston In Time: Remembering Philip Guston. New York: Counterpoint, 2003. Reprint, New York: New York Review of Books, 2022, mentioned in text p. 37, not illus.
Coolidge, Clark, ed. Philip Guston: Que peindre sinon l'énigme. Translated by Éric Suchère. Strasbourg: L'Atelier Contemporain, 2023, mentioned in text p. 471, not illus.
Street, Benjamin James. "Painting Floods: History, Witness and Public Address in Philip Guston's Late Work." PhD diss. University of Easy Anglia, 2024, mentioned in text pp. 105-106 and 114, not illus.
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Title
Ominous Land
Date
1972
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
72 × 81 in. (182.9 × 205.7 cm)
Inscription
Signed front lower left: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: PHILIP GUSTON/ "OMINOUS LAND" [underlined]/ 1972/ OIL - 72 x 81
Catalogue Number
P72.040
Provenance
Collection Unknown
Auction: Sotheby's, New York, Contemporary Evening Auction, November 18, 2021, Lot 105
Gabriele and Robert Lee
Exhibitions
Bibliography
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