Philip Guston
Catalogue Raisonné
Title
The Canvas
Date
1973
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
67 x 79 in.170.2 x 200.7 cm
Inscription
Signed front lower right: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: PHILIP GUSTON/ "THE CANVAS" (underlined) .1973/ OIL - 67 x 79
Catalogue No.
P73.033
Provenance
Collection Unknown
Auction: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Evening Auction, October 12, 2023, Lot 114
Private Collection
Exhibitions
Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA, "Philip Guston: New Paintings", March 15, 1974 - April 14, 1974
IVAM Institut Valencia d’Art Modern, Valencia, Spain, "Philip Guston One-Shot Painting", December 13, 2001 - March 03, 2002
Inverleith House, Edinburgh, Scotland, "Philip Guston (1913 - 1980): Late Paintings", July 25, 2012 - October 07, 2012
McKee Gallery, New York, NY, "Philip Guston: A Centennial Exhibition", March 02, 2013 - April 20, 2013
Zabludowicz Collection, London, England, "The Stand-Ins: Figurative Painting from the Collection", October 07, 2021 - February 13, 2022
IVAM Institut Valencia d’Art Modern, Valencia, Spain, "Philip Guston One-Shot Painting", December 13, 2001 - March 03, 2002
Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, Netherlands, "Philip Guston One-Shot Painting", March 17, 2002 - December 08, 2002
Inverleith House, Edinburgh, Scotland, "Philip Guston (1913 - 1980): Late Paintings", July 25, 2012 - October 07, 2012
McKee Gallery, New York, NY, "Philip Guston: A Centennial Exhibition", March 02, 2013 - April 20, 2013
Zabludowicz Collection, London, England, "The Stand-Ins: Figurative Painting from the Collection", October 07, 2021 - February 13, 2022
Bibliography
Taylor, Robert. "Guston: The Raw and the Refined." Boston Sunday Globe, March 24, 1974, p. A-12, illus. in b&w of Guston and Harold Rosenberg standing in front of work
Larson, Kay. "From Abstraction to the Absurd: The Transformation of Philip Guston." Real Paper, April 3, 1974, pp. 20–21, mentioned in text p. 21, 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.
Philip Guston New Paintings. Exh. cat. Boston: Boston University, 1974, cat. no. 4, illus. in b&w unnumbered page
Ashton, Dore. Yes, but... A Critical Study of Philip Guston. New York: Viking, 1976, illus. in b&w p. 180
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
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston. New York: Abbeville Modern Masters, 1986, illus. in b&w no. 106 p. 108
Ashton, Dore. A Critical Study of Philip Guston. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990, illus. in b&w p. 180
"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. 164
Ottinger, Didier. Philip Guston (1913–1980) Oeuvres Sur Papier 1975–1980. Exh. cat. Les Sables d'Olonne: Musée de l'Abbaye Sainte-Croix des Sables d'Olonne, France, 1995, illus. in b&w (not in exhibition)
Jarque, Vincente. "Philip Guston, librepensador de la pintura." El País (Madrid), December 22, 2001, p. 22, mentioned in text, not illus.
Miralles, Carolina. "Philip Guston." La Glorieta, Arte, 2001, p. 7, mentioned in text, not illus.
Philip Guston: One-Shot-Paintings/De Un Solo Aliento. Exh. cat. Essays by Kosme de Barañano, María Jesús Folch, Fernando Gomez Aguilera, and Manuel Padorno. Valencia: IVAM, 2001. In association with Ediciones Aldeasa, unnumbered catalog, color plate p. 185, detail illus. in color p. 49
van Grevenstein, Alexander. "Philip Guston: The Demos (1973–1979)." Translated by Beth O'Brien. Bonnefanten Magazine, Summer 2002, illus. in color p. 19
Bruce, Keith. "Between Pollock and Warhol." Herald (Glasgow), July 27, 2012, section Arts, p. 19, mentioned in text, not illus.
Jeffrey, Moira. "Different Strokes." Scotland on Sunday (Edinburgh), July 29, 2012, mentioned in text p. 12, not illus.
Hamilton, Adrian. "Philip Guston: The Hand That Rocked the Art Establishment." Independent (London), August 20, 2012, section Arts & Entertainment, pp. 44-45, illus. in color p. 45
Sooke, Alastair. "Philip Guston: Late Paintings, Inverleith House, Review; Alastair Sooke Reviews Philip Guston: Late Paintings at Inverleith House, a New Exhibition Covering the Raging and Raw Later Work of American Painter." Telegraph (London), August 21, 2012. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
James, Merlin. "Late Guston, Edinburgh." Burlington Magazine, November 2012, pp. 809–11, mentioned in text p. 810, not illus.
Philip Guston: Late Paintings. Exh. cat. Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2012, cat. no. 8, illus. in color (unpaginated)
Radell, Thaddeus. "Philip Guston: A Problematic Centennial." Painting Perceptions. Blog. April 2, 2013. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Eye on Art: Paintings and Sculpture. New York: Blouin ArtInfo, April 16, 2013. Video, detail illus. in color
Pfeiffer, Ingrid, and Max Hollein, eds. Philip Guston Das Grosse Spatwerk/Late Works. Exh. cat. Cologne: Strzeleckibooks, 2013, illus. in color fig 14 p. 25 (Ingrid Pfeiffer essay) and mentioned in text p. 24 (English)/25 (German)
Lang, Dr. Karen. "Philip Guston and the Allegory of Painting." Annual Review 2013, The Leverhulme Trust, 2014, illus. in color pg. 46
Reyburn, Scott. "Defying Fears of a Cooling Market." The New York Times, December 11, 2015, International edtion, section Arts. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Fineberg, Jonathan. Modern Art at the Border of Mind and Brain. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2015, illus. in color fig. 55 p. 71
Philip Guston & The Poets. Exh. cat. Essay by Kosme de Barañano. Hauser & Wirth, 2017, illus. in color p. 70 and mentioned in text p. 56
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, No. 150 illus. in color p. 148 and mentioned in text p. 152
Mayer, Musa. Philip Guston. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, illus. in color p. 82 and mentioned in text p. 85
Coolidge, Clark. 16 Poems for Philip Guston. with an afterword by Rachael Guynn Wilson. Portland: Container Corps, 2021, illus. in color opposite p. 4
The Stand-Ins: Figurative Painting from the Zabludowicz Collection. Exh. cat. London: Zabludowicz Collection, 2022, illus. in color p. 91
Street, Benjamin James. "Painting Floods: History, Witness and Public Address in Philip Guston's Late Work." PhD diss. University of Easy Anglia, 2024, illus. in color no. 53 p. 226 and mentioned in text pp. 104-105 and 112
Poimboeuf-Koizumi, Cécile. Clin d'oeil. With Stephen Ellcock. Marseille: Chose Commune, 2025, illus. in color no. 74 (unpaginated)
Larson, Kay. "From Abstraction to the Absurd: The Transformation of Philip Guston." Real Paper, April 3, 1974, pp. 20–21, mentioned in text p. 21, 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.
Philip Guston New Paintings. Exh. cat. Boston: Boston University, 1974, cat. no. 4, illus. in b&w unnumbered page
Ashton, Dore. Yes, but... A Critical Study of Philip Guston. New York: Viking, 1976, illus. in b&w p. 180
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
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston. New York: Abbeville Modern Masters, 1986, illus. in b&w no. 106 p. 108
Ashton, Dore. A Critical Study of Philip Guston. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990, illus. in b&w p. 180
"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. 164
Ottinger, Didier. Philip Guston (1913–1980) Oeuvres Sur Papier 1975–1980. Exh. cat. Les Sables d'Olonne: Musée de l'Abbaye Sainte-Croix des Sables d'Olonne, France, 1995, illus. in b&w (not in exhibition)
Jarque, Vincente. "Philip Guston, librepensador de la pintura." El País (Madrid), December 22, 2001, p. 22, mentioned in text, not illus.
Miralles, Carolina. "Philip Guston." La Glorieta, Arte, 2001, p. 7, mentioned in text, not illus.
Philip Guston: One-Shot-Paintings/De Un Solo Aliento. Exh. cat. Essays by Kosme de Barañano, María Jesús Folch, Fernando Gomez Aguilera, and Manuel Padorno. Valencia: IVAM, 2001. In association with Ediciones Aldeasa, unnumbered catalog, color plate p. 185, detail illus. in color p. 49
van Grevenstein, Alexander. "Philip Guston: The Demos (1973–1979)." Translated by Beth O'Brien. Bonnefanten Magazine, Summer 2002, illus. in color p. 19
Bruce, Keith. "Between Pollock and Warhol." Herald (Glasgow), July 27, 2012, section Arts, p. 19, mentioned in text, not illus.
Jeffrey, Moira. "Different Strokes." Scotland on Sunday (Edinburgh), July 29, 2012, mentioned in text p. 12, not illus.
Hamilton, Adrian. "Philip Guston: The Hand That Rocked the Art Establishment." Independent (London), August 20, 2012, section Arts & Entertainment, pp. 44-45, illus. in color p. 45
Sooke, Alastair. "Philip Guston: Late Paintings, Inverleith House, Review; Alastair Sooke Reviews Philip Guston: Late Paintings at Inverleith House, a New Exhibition Covering the Raging and Raw Later Work of American Painter." Telegraph (London), August 21, 2012. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
James, Merlin. "Late Guston, Edinburgh." Burlington Magazine, November 2012, pp. 809–11, mentioned in text p. 810, not illus.
Philip Guston: Late Paintings. Exh. cat. Edinburgh: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 2012, cat. no. 8, illus. in color (unpaginated)
Radell, Thaddeus. "Philip Guston: A Problematic Centennial." Painting Perceptions. Blog. April 2, 2013. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Eye on Art: Paintings and Sculpture. New York: Blouin ArtInfo, April 16, 2013. Video, detail illus. in color
Pfeiffer, Ingrid, and Max Hollein, eds. Philip Guston Das Grosse Spatwerk/Late Works. Exh. cat. Cologne: Strzeleckibooks, 2013, illus. in color fig 14 p. 25 (Ingrid Pfeiffer essay) and mentioned in text p. 24 (English)/25 (German)
Lang, Dr. Karen. "Philip Guston and the Allegory of Painting." Annual Review 2013, The Leverhulme Trust, 2014, illus. in color pg. 46
Reyburn, Scott. "Defying Fears of a Cooling Market." The New York Times, December 11, 2015, International edtion, section Arts. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Fineberg, Jonathan. Modern Art at the Border of Mind and Brain. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2015, illus. in color fig. 55 p. 71
Philip Guston & The Poets. Exh. cat. Essay by Kosme de Barañano. Hauser & Wirth, 2017, illus. in color p. 70 and mentioned in text p. 56
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, No. 150 illus. in color p. 148 and mentioned in text p. 152
Mayer, Musa. Philip Guston. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, illus. in color p. 82 and mentioned in text p. 85
Coolidge, Clark. 16 Poems for Philip Guston. with an afterword by Rachael Guynn Wilson. Portland: Container Corps, 2021, illus. in color opposite p. 4
The Stand-Ins: Figurative Painting from the Zabludowicz Collection. Exh. cat. London: Zabludowicz Collection, 2022, illus. in color p. 91
Street, Benjamin James. "Painting Floods: History, Witness and Public Address in Philip Guston's Late Work." PhD diss. University of Easy Anglia, 2024, illus. in color no. 53 p. 226 and mentioned in text pp. 104-105 and 112
Poimboeuf-Koizumi, Cécile. Clin d'oeil. With Stephen Ellcock. Marseille: Chose Commune, 2025, illus. in color no. 74 (unpaginated)
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Title
The Canvas
Date
1973
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
67 × 79 in. (170.2 × 200.7 cm)
Inscription
Signed front lower right: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: PHILIP GUSTON/ "THE CANVAS" (underlined) .1973/ OIL - 67 x 79
Catalogue Number
P73.033
Provenance
Collection Unknown
Auction: Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Evening Auction, October 12, 2023, Lot 114
Private Collection
Exhibitions
Bibliography
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