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
Signed and dated front lower left: P.G. 1980
Catalogue No.
P80.012
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
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC, "Philip Guston", February 11, 1986 - April 06, 1986
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, "The Drawings of Philip Guston", September 07, 1988 - November 01, 1988
Sala Rekalde, Bilbao, Spain, "Philip Guston La Raiz Del Dibujo", May 11, 1993 - June 30, 1993
Musee de l'Abbaye St. Croix, Les Sables d'Olonne, France, "Philip Guston: Oeuvres sur papier 1975-1980", June 24, 1995 - September 30, 1995
Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo, Seville, Spain, "Los Excesos de la Mente", May 29, 2002 - September 22, 2002
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, "Philip Guston Retrospective", March 30, 2003 - June 08, 2003
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
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy, "Philip Guston and the Poets", May 10, 2017 - September 03, 2017
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
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
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC, "Philip Guston", February 11, 1986 - April 06, 1986
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, "The Drawings of Philip Guston", September 07, 1988 - November 01, 1988
Sala Rekalde, Bilbao, Spain, "Philip Guston La Raiz Del Dibujo", May 11, 1993 - June 30, 1993
Musee de l'Abbaye St. Croix, Les Sables d'Olonne, France, "Philip Guston: Oeuvres sur papier 1975-1980", June 24, 1995 - September 30, 1995
Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo, Seville, Spain, "Los Excesos de la Mente", May 29, 2002 - September 22, 2002
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, "Philip Guston Retrospective", March 30, 2003 - June 08, 2003
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
Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy, "Philip Guston and the Poets", May 10, 2017 - September 03, 2017
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
Richard, Paul. "The Gusto of Guston: The Artist's Compelling Last Pictures at the Phillips." Washington Post, April 9, 1981, pp. D1, D13, illus. in b&w
Philip Guston 1980/The Last Works. Exh. cat. Essay by Morton Feldman. Washington D.C.: The Phillips Collection, 1981, cat. no. 2, illus. in color p. 9
Greenville (SC) News. "Art Museum Opens New Exhibits." February 8, 1986, illus. in b&w
Broom, Sharon. "Philip Guston Show Next at NCMA." Daily Reflector, (Greenville, N.C.), May 11, 1986, p. C-12, illus.
Price, Mark. "On Display in Raleigh: Philip Guston's World Bizarre Place of Abstract Symbolism and Imagery." Fayetteville Times, May 27, 1986, section People, p. 14A, illus. p. 14A
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Greenville: Greenville County Museum of Art, 1986, illus. in color (no page #)
New York. "Art." September 12, 1988, p. 64, illus. in color
Wolff, Theodore F. "Philip Guston's Wide-Ranging 50-Year Career in Art. Major Exhibition Traces Significant Shifts in Interest." Christian Science Monitor, September 26, 1988, p. 20, illus. p. 20
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston by His Daughter. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988, illus. in b&w no. 80 (following p. 178), listed as "Untitled (Ladder)"
Dabrowski, Magdalena. The Drawings of Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1988, cat. no. 146, illus. in color p. 164 and illus. in color opposite title page. Also mentioned in text p. 42
Marzo, Jorge Luis. "Guston, un artista entre la figuracion y la abstraccion." La Vanguardia (Barcelona), March 26, 1989, illus.
Heraldo de Aragon (Saragossa). "Guston expone en Barcelona." March 31, 1989, illus. as part of an installation photo
Romagosa, Gemma. "Philip Guston: paradigma del expresionismo abstracto." Architectural Digest, April 1989, pp. 16, 18, illus. p. 16
Mendez, Jose. "El Fin de la Avalancha." Elle, May 1989, illus.
Elle Decoracion. "Philip Guston." May 1989, illus.
Tysome, Tony. "Hobnail Boots." Oxford Times, June 1989, detail illus. (image published backwards)
Dabrowski, Magdalena. Dibuixos Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Barcelona: Fundacio Caixa de Pensions, 1989, cat. no. 146 illus. in color p. 184
Philip Guston, Opere Su Carta 1933–1980. Exh. cat. Milan: Electa, 1989, cat. no. 117, illus. in color p. 121
The International Council and International Program of the Museum of Modern Art Annual Report, 1988–1989. New York: The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, 1989, illus. in color on front cover
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston by His Daughter. 1988. Reprint, New York: Penguin, 1990, illus. in b&w no. 80 (following p. 178), listed as "Untitled (Ladder)"
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston. 1988. Reprint, London: Thames and Hudson, 1991, illus. in b&w plate 80 (following p. 178)
de Barañano, Kosme Maria. Philip Guston: La Raiz del Dibujo. Exh. cat. Bilbao: Sala Rekalde, 1993, cat. no. 116, illus. in color p. 186
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
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston. Reprint, Boston: Da Capo Press, 1997, illus. in b&w plate 80 (following p. 178)
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, illus. in color p. 38
Centro Andaluz de Arts, Contemporaneo. Los excesos de la mente. Exh. cat. Sevilla: Empresa Publica de Gestion de Programas Culturales, 2002, illus. in color p. 105
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. Hardcover ed. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color Plate 137 (unpaginated but would be p. 234)
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color Plate 137, unpaginated
Bucklow, Christopher. What Is in the Dwat: The Universe of Guston's Final Decade. Grasmere, England: Wordsworth Trust, 2007, Plate 52, illus. in color p. 194 and mentioned in text pp. 147-149
Philip Guston Acryl auf Papier Letzte Arbeiten. Exh. cat. Munich: Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, 2015, illus. in color p. 15
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston. 1988. Reprint, Munich: Sieveking Verlag; Zurich: Hauser & Wirth, 2016, illus. no. 110, illus. in color p. 300
Philip Guston & The Poets. Exh. cat. Essay by Kosme de Barañano. Hauser & Wirth, 2017, illus. in color p. 109
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: Un ritratto intimo di Philip Guston. Monza: Johan & Levi, 2017, illus. in color fig. 46 (opposite p. 225) and mentioned in text p. 241
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 180 p. 175
Mayer, Musa. Philip Guston. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, illus. in color p. 111 and mentioned in text p. 104
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston. 1988. Reprint, Zurich: Hauser & Wirth, 2023, illus. no. 110, illus. in color p. 300
Philip Guston: The Irony of History. Paris: Editions Gallimard, 2025, illus. no. 178 illus. in color p. 180
Philip Guston 1980/The Last Works. Exh. cat. Essay by Morton Feldman. Washington D.C.: The Phillips Collection, 1981, cat. no. 2, illus. in color p. 9
Greenville (SC) News. "Art Museum Opens New Exhibits." February 8, 1986, illus. in b&w
Broom, Sharon. "Philip Guston Show Next at NCMA." Daily Reflector, (Greenville, N.C.), May 11, 1986, p. C-12, illus.
Price, Mark. "On Display in Raleigh: Philip Guston's World Bizarre Place of Abstract Symbolism and Imagery." Fayetteville Times, May 27, 1986, section People, p. 14A, illus. p. 14A
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Greenville: Greenville County Museum of Art, 1986, illus. in color (no page #)
New York. "Art." September 12, 1988, p. 64, illus. in color
Wolff, Theodore F. "Philip Guston's Wide-Ranging 50-Year Career in Art. Major Exhibition Traces Significant Shifts in Interest." Christian Science Monitor, September 26, 1988, p. 20, illus. p. 20
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston by His Daughter. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988, illus. in b&w no. 80 (following p. 178), listed as "Untitled (Ladder)"
Dabrowski, Magdalena. The Drawings of Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1988, cat. no. 146, illus. in color p. 164 and illus. in color opposite title page. Also mentioned in text p. 42
Marzo, Jorge Luis. "Guston, un artista entre la figuracion y la abstraccion." La Vanguardia (Barcelona), March 26, 1989, illus.
Heraldo de Aragon (Saragossa). "Guston expone en Barcelona." March 31, 1989, illus. as part of an installation photo
Romagosa, Gemma. "Philip Guston: paradigma del expresionismo abstracto." Architectural Digest, April 1989, pp. 16, 18, illus. p. 16
Mendez, Jose. "El Fin de la Avalancha." Elle, May 1989, illus.
Elle Decoracion. "Philip Guston." May 1989, illus.
Tysome, Tony. "Hobnail Boots." Oxford Times, June 1989, detail illus. (image published backwards)
Dabrowski, Magdalena. Dibuixos Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Barcelona: Fundacio Caixa de Pensions, 1989, cat. no. 146 illus. in color p. 184
Philip Guston, Opere Su Carta 1933–1980. Exh. cat. Milan: Electa, 1989, cat. no. 117, illus. in color p. 121
The International Council and International Program of the Museum of Modern Art Annual Report, 1988–1989. New York: The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, 1989, illus. in color on front cover
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston by His Daughter. 1988. Reprint, New York: Penguin, 1990, illus. in b&w no. 80 (following p. 178), listed as "Untitled (Ladder)"
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston. 1988. Reprint, London: Thames and Hudson, 1991, illus. in b&w plate 80 (following p. 178)
de Barañano, Kosme Maria. Philip Guston: La Raiz del Dibujo. Exh. cat. Bilbao: Sala Rekalde, 1993, cat. no. 116, illus. in color p. 186
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
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston. Reprint, Boston: Da Capo Press, 1997, illus. in b&w plate 80 (following p. 178)
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, illus. in color p. 38
Centro Andaluz de Arts, Contemporaneo. Los excesos de la mente. Exh. cat. Sevilla: Empresa Publica de Gestion de Programas Culturales, 2002, illus. in color p. 105
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. Hardcover ed. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color Plate 137 (unpaginated but would be p. 234)
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color Plate 137, unpaginated
Bucklow, Christopher. What Is in the Dwat: The Universe of Guston's Final Decade. Grasmere, England: Wordsworth Trust, 2007, Plate 52, illus. in color p. 194 and mentioned in text pp. 147-149
Philip Guston Acryl auf Papier Letzte Arbeiten. Exh. cat. Munich: Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, 2015, illus. in color p. 15
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston. 1988. Reprint, Munich: Sieveking Verlag; Zurich: Hauser & Wirth, 2016, illus. no. 110, illus. in color p. 300
Philip Guston & The Poets. Exh. cat. Essay by Kosme de Barañano. Hauser & Wirth, 2017, illus. in color p. 109
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: Un ritratto intimo di Philip Guston. Monza: Johan & Levi, 2017, illus. in color fig. 46 (opposite p. 225) and mentioned in text p. 241
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 180 p. 175
Mayer, Musa. Philip Guston. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, illus. in color p. 111 and mentioned in text p. 104
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston. 1988. Reprint, Zurich: Hauser & Wirth, 2023, illus. no. 110, illus. in color p. 300
Philip Guston: The Irony of History. Paris: Editions Gallimard, 2025, illus. no. 178 illus. in color p. 180
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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
Signed and dated front lower left: P.G. 1980
Catalogue Number
P80.012
Provenance
Promised gift of Musa Guston Mayer to The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Exhibitions
Bibliography
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