Philip Guston
Catalogue Raisonné

Title
Ocean
Date
1976
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
78 x 116½ in.198.1 x 295.9 cm
Inscription
Signed front lower right: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: PHILIP GUSTON/ "OCEAN" [underlined] 1976/ OIL - 78 X 116 1/2
Catalogue No.
P76.009
Provenance
San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Brown Foundation, 78.1280
Exhibitions
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy, "Philip Guston and the Poets", May 10, 2017 - September 03, 2017
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX, "40 Years, 40 Stories: Treasures and New Discoveries from SAMA's Collection", October 16, 2021 - January 02, 2022
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX, "40 Years, 40 Stories: Treasures and New Discoveries from SAMA's Collection", October 16, 2021 - January 02, 2022
Bibliography
Smith, Roberta. "The New Gustons." Art in America, January–February 1978, pp. 100–5, illus. in color pp. 104-105 and mentioned in text pp. 104-105
Scaljon, Basil N. "New Works Make Exciting Witte Show." San Antonio Express-News, July 8, 1978, p. 2-B.
Glueck, Grace. "Gallery View; The San Antonio Museum Searches for Its Audience." The New York Times, October 2, 1983, p. H33, mentioned in text, not illus.
Bucklow, Christopher. What Is in the Dwat: The Universe of Guston's Final Decade. Grasmere, England: Wordsworth Trust, 2007, Plate 32, illus. in color p. 184 and mentioned in text p. 79
Visual Rhythm. Directed by Jayne King. San Antonio, TX: Northwest Vista College, April 28, 2009. Dance performance.
Waking from Recklessness. Directed by Catherine Batchelder. Choreographed by Michelle Thompson and Laura Faria. Carver Cultural Center, San Antonio, 2010. Performed by the Ballet Conservatory of South Texas.
Budnick, Madeleine, ed. Hello, Circulos! Shapes in English y Espanol. San Antonio: Trinity University Press, 2012, p. 8
Powers, Jessica and John Johnston, eds. The San Antonio Museum of Art: Guide to the Collection. San Antonio: San Antonio Museum of Art, 2012, pp. 176-177, 186
Lucarelli, Niccolo. "Dal Rinascimento a Bukowski. Philip Guston pittore-poeta a Venezia." ArtsLife (Milan), May 11, 2017. Online, illus. in color
"Philip Guston and the Poets at Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia, May 10–September 3, 2017." Arts Summary. Blog. May 13, 2017. Online, illus. in color
Buck, Louisa. "Venice Biennale 2017 Highlights: What to See at the Giardini, National Pavilions and Beyond." Telegraph (London), May 19, 2017. Online, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Art It. "Philip Guston and the Poets @ Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia." May 25, 2017. Online, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Jakubowski, Dan. "Philip Guston and the Poets." Artforum, July 5, 2017. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Stremmel, Kerstin. "Seine Radikalität war schuld." Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Zurich), July 7, 2017. Online, illus. in color and illus. in color as part of a slideshow
Philip Guston & The Poets. Exh. cat. Essay by Kosme de Barañano. Hauser & Wirth, 2017, illus. in color pp. 90-91 and mentioned in text p. 75
Caliandro, Christian. "L'arte rotta (VII). Imprevisto e libertà secondo gli artisti." Artribune (Rome), February 24, 2020. Online, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Cooper, Harry, Mark Godfrey, Alison de Lima Greene, and Kate Nesin. Philip Guston Now. Exh. cat. Washington D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2020, illus. in color Fig. 8 (Kate Nesin essay) p. 216 and mentioned in text pp. 216-217
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, No. 217 illus. in color p. 204 and mentioned in text pp. 197 and 204
Coolidge, Clark, ed. Philip Guston: Que peindre sinon l'énigme. Translated by Éric Suchère. Strasbourg: L'Atelier Contemporain, 2023, mentioned in text p. 42, not illus.
Scaljon, Basil N. "New Works Make Exciting Witte Show." San Antonio Express-News, July 8, 1978, p. 2-B.
Glueck, Grace. "Gallery View; The San Antonio Museum Searches for Its Audience." The New York Times, October 2, 1983, p. H33, mentioned in text, not illus.
Bucklow, Christopher. What Is in the Dwat: The Universe of Guston's Final Decade. Grasmere, England: Wordsworth Trust, 2007, Plate 32, illus. in color p. 184 and mentioned in text p. 79
Visual Rhythm. Directed by Jayne King. San Antonio, TX: Northwest Vista College, April 28, 2009. Dance performance.
Waking from Recklessness. Directed by Catherine Batchelder. Choreographed by Michelle Thompson and Laura Faria. Carver Cultural Center, San Antonio, 2010. Performed by the Ballet Conservatory of South Texas.
Budnick, Madeleine, ed. Hello, Circulos! Shapes in English y Espanol. San Antonio: Trinity University Press, 2012, p. 8
Powers, Jessica and John Johnston, eds. The San Antonio Museum of Art: Guide to the Collection. San Antonio: San Antonio Museum of Art, 2012, pp. 176-177, 186
Lucarelli, Niccolo. "Dal Rinascimento a Bukowski. Philip Guston pittore-poeta a Venezia." ArtsLife (Milan), May 11, 2017. Online, illus. in color
"Philip Guston and the Poets at Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia, May 10–September 3, 2017." Arts Summary. Blog. May 13, 2017. Online, illus. in color
Buck, Louisa. "Venice Biennale 2017 Highlights: What to See at the Giardini, National Pavilions and Beyond." Telegraph (London), May 19, 2017. Online, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Art It. "Philip Guston and the Poets @ Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia." May 25, 2017. Online, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Jakubowski, Dan. "Philip Guston and the Poets." Artforum, July 5, 2017. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Stremmel, Kerstin. "Seine Radikalität war schuld." Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Zurich), July 7, 2017. Online, illus. in color and illus. in color as part of a slideshow
Philip Guston & The Poets. Exh. cat. Essay by Kosme de Barañano. Hauser & Wirth, 2017, illus. in color pp. 90-91 and mentioned in text p. 75
Caliandro, Christian. "L'arte rotta (VII). Imprevisto e libertà secondo gli artisti." Artribune (Rome), February 24, 2020. Online, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Cooper, Harry, Mark Godfrey, Alison de Lima Greene, and Kate Nesin. Philip Guston Now. Exh. cat. Washington D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2020, illus. in color Fig. 8 (Kate Nesin essay) p. 216 and mentioned in text pp. 216-217
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, No. 217 illus. in color p. 204 and mentioned in text pp. 197 and 204
Coolidge, Clark, ed. Philip Guston: Que peindre sinon l'énigme. Translated by Éric Suchère. Strasbourg: L'Atelier Contemporain, 2023, mentioned in text p. 42, not illus.
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Title
Ocean
Date
1976
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
78 × 116½ in. (198.1 × 295.9 cm)
Inscription
Signed front lower right: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: PHILIP GUSTON/ "OCEAN" [underlined] 1976/ OIL - 78 X 116 1/2
Catalogue Number
P76.009
Provenance
San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Brown Foundation, 78.1280
Exhibitions
Bibliography
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