Philip Guston
Catalogue Raisonné

Title
Untitled
Date
1980
Medium
Acrylic and ink on illustration board
Dimensions
20 x 30 in.50.8 x 76.2 cm
Inscription
Unsigned, undated
Catalogue No.
P80.007
Provenance
Promised gift of Musa Guston Mayer to The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Exhibitions
The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., "Philip Guston: 1980 The Last Works", March 21, 1981 - May 24, 1981
Whitechapel Gallery, London, England, "Philip Guston: Paintings 1969 - 1980", October 13, 1982 - December 12, 1982
Hayden Gallery, Cambridge, MA, "Philip Guston: The Last Works Paintings and Drawings 1979 - 1980", October 13, 1984 - November 25, 1984
Musee de l'Abbaye St. Croix, Les Sables d'Olonne, France, "Philip Guston: Oeuvres sur papier 1975-1980", June 24, 1995 - September 30, 1995
Williams Center for the Arts , Easton, PA, "Philip Guston The Last Works", April 09, 1998 - May 06, 1998
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, "Philip Guston Retrospective", March 30, 2003 - June 08, 2003
Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany, "Philip Guston: Works on Paper", February 28, 2007 - May 20, 2007
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany, "Philip Guston: Three views: The complete printed works, last acrylic works on paper, and drawings for poets", March 26, 2015 - June 28, 2015
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., "Philip Guston Now", March 02, 2023 - August 27, 2023
Musée national Picasso-Paris, Paris, France, "Philip Guston. L’ironie de l’histoire", October 14, 2025 - March 01, 2026
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, "Philip Guston: 1980 The Last Works", June 06, 1981 - September 13, 1981
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, "Philip Guston: 1980 The Last Works", October 03, 1981 - January 03, 1982
David McKee Gallery, New York, NY, "Philip Guston: 1980 The Last Works", January 12, 1982 - February 12, 1982
Whitechapel Gallery, London, England, "Philip Guston: Paintings 1969 - 1980", October 13, 1982 - December 12, 1982
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, "Philip Guston: Schilderijen 1969 - 1980", January 13, 1983 - February 27, 1983
Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland, "Philip Guston: Paintings 1969 - 1980", May 08, 1983 - June 19, 1983
Hayden Gallery, Cambridge, MA, "Philip Guston: The Last Works Paintings and Drawings 1979 - 1980", October 13, 1984 - November 25, 1984
Musee de l'Abbaye St. Croix, Les Sables d'Olonne, France, "Philip Guston: Oeuvres sur papier 1975-1980", June 24, 1995 - September 30, 1995
Williams Center for the Arts , Easton, PA, "Philip Guston The Last Works", April 09, 1998 - May 06, 1998
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, "Philip Guston Retrospective", March 30, 2003 - June 08, 2003
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, "Philip Guston Retrospective", June 28, 2003 - September 27, 2003
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, "Philip Guston Retrospective", October 27, 2003 - January 04, 2004
Royal Academy of Arts, London, England, "The Art of Philip Guston: 1913-1980", January 24, 2004 - April 12, 2004
Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany, "Philip Guston: Works on Paper", February 28, 2007 - May 20, 2007
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, "Philip Guston: Works on Paper", May 31, 2007 - August 26, 2007
Albertina, Vienna, Austria, "Philip Guston: Works on Paper", September 07, 2007 - November 25, 2007
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany, "Philip Guston: Works on Paper", December 13, 2007 - March 02, 2008
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY, "Philip Guston: Works on Paper", May 02, 2008 - August 31, 2008
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany, "Philip Guston: Three views: The complete printed works, last acrylic works on paper, and drawings for poets", March 26, 2015 - June 28, 2015
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., "Philip Guston Now", March 02, 2023 - August 27, 2023
Musée national Picasso-Paris, Paris, France, "Philip Guston. L’ironie de l’histoire", October 14, 2025 - March 01, 2026
Bibliography
Philip Guston 1980/The Last Works. Exh. cat. Essay by Morton Feldman. Washington D.C.: The Phillips Collection, 1981, cat. no. 24, illus. in b&w p. 30
G. S. "Philip Guston Show at David McKee." Woodstock Times, February 11, 1982, section Arts Crafts Galleries, p. 10, illus. in b&w
Nicholas Serota, ed. Philip Guston: Paintings 1969–1980. Exh. cat. London: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1982, cat. no. 40.I., not illus.
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 color
Philip Guston: The Last Works. Exh. cat. Easton: Lafayette College, 1998, fig. 6, illus. in color pg. 10
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color Plate 138, unpaginated
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. Hardcover ed. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color Plate 138 (unpaginated but would be p. 235)
Hohmeyer, Boris. "Die Entdeckung der Wirklichkeit." Art: Das Kunstmagazin March 2007, pp. 26–35, illus. in color pp. 28-29
Schreier, Christoph, Poul Erik Tøjner, Isabel Dervaux, and Michael Semff. Philip Guston: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2007, cat. no. 91, illus. in color p. 171
McKenzie, Janet. "The Art of Philip Guston: 1913-1980". In Studio International Yearbook. New York: The Studio Trust, 2007, pp. 60-67, mentioned in text p. 60, not illus.
Philip Guston Acryl auf Papier Letzte Arbeiten. Exh. cat. Munich: Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, 2015, illus. in color p. 45
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 Plate 182 p. 177
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, No. 255 illus. in color p. 230
Davis, Sylvia Edwards. "Spotlight on America at the Picasso-Paris Museum." France Today, December 19, 2025. Online, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Philip Guston: The Irony of History. Paris: Editions Gallimard, 2025, illus. no. 174 illus. in color p. 175
Philip Guston: L'Ironie de L'Histoire. Paris: Editions Gallimard, 2025, illus. no. 174 illus. in color p. 175
G. S. "Philip Guston Show at David McKee." Woodstock Times, February 11, 1982, section Arts Crafts Galleries, p. 10, illus. in b&w
Nicholas Serota, ed. Philip Guston: Paintings 1969–1980. Exh. cat. London: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1982, cat. no. 40.I., not illus.
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 color
Philip Guston: The Last Works. Exh. cat. Easton: Lafayette College, 1998, fig. 6, illus. in color pg. 10
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color Plate 138, unpaginated
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. Hardcover ed. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color Plate 138 (unpaginated but would be p. 235)
Hohmeyer, Boris. "Die Entdeckung der Wirklichkeit." Art: Das Kunstmagazin March 2007, pp. 26–35, illus. in color pp. 28-29
Schreier, Christoph, Poul Erik Tøjner, Isabel Dervaux, and Michael Semff. Philip Guston: Works on Paper. Exh. cat. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2007, cat. no. 91, illus. in color p. 171
McKenzie, Janet. "The Art of Philip Guston: 1913-1980". In Studio International Yearbook. New York: The Studio Trust, 2007, pp. 60-67, mentioned in text p. 60, not illus.
Philip Guston Acryl auf Papier Letzte Arbeiten. Exh. cat. Munich: Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, 2015, illus. in color p. 45
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 Plate 182 p. 177
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, No. 255 illus. in color p. 230
Davis, Sylvia Edwards. "Spotlight on America at the Picasso-Paris Museum." France Today, December 19, 2025. Online, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Philip Guston: The Irony of History. Paris: Editions Gallimard, 2025, illus. no. 174 illus. in color p. 175
Philip Guston: L'Ironie de L'Histoire. Paris: Editions Gallimard, 2025, illus. no. 174 illus. in color p. 175
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Title
Untitled
Date
1980
Medium
Acrylic and ink on illustration board
Dimensions
20 × 30 in. (50.8 × 76.2 cm)
Inscription
Unsigned, undated
Catalogue Number
P80.007
Provenance
Promised gift of Musa Guston Mayer to The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Exhibitions
Bibliography
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