Philip Guston
Catalogue Raisonné
Title
Somersault
Date
1946
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
40 x 30 in.101.6 x 76.2 cm
Inscription
Signed front lower left: Philip Guston
Catalogue No.
P46.005
Provenance
Whereabouts Unknown
Private Collection
Collection Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Monica, New York
Exhibitions
Midtown Gallery, New York, NY, "[Unknown Title]", September 1946
Riverside Museum, New York, NY, "The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition", January 24, 1947 - February 08, 1947
University Galleries, University of Nebraska, Morrill Hall, Lincoln, NE, "Nebraska Art Association 58th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art", February 29, 1948 - March 28, 1948
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, "New Paintings to Know and Buy", May 25, 1948 - July 11, 1948
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO, "11th Artists West of the Mississippi", February 08, 1949 - March 27, 1949
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, "The One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture", January 22, 1950 - February 26, 1950
University Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, "Philip Guston", April 10, 1950 - May 12, 1950
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, "Society for Contemporary American Art 10th Annual Exhibition", May 16, 1950 - June 04, 1950
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, "Philip Guston", May 03, 1962 - July 01, 1962
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, "Philip Guston, A Selective Retrospective Exhibition: 1945-1965", February 27, 1966 - March 27, 1966
Riverside Museum, New York, NY, "The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition", January 24, 1947 - February 08, 1947
Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK, "The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition", February 28, 1947 - March 16, 1947
Layton Art Center, Milwaukee, WI, "The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition", March 31, 1947 - April 20, 1947
Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA, "The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition", May 04, 1947 - May 25, 1947
J.B. Speed Memorial Museum, Louisville, KY, "The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition", June 08, 1947 - June 29, 1947
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX, "The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition", July 13, 1947 - August 03, 1947
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, "The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition", August 17, 1947 - September 07, 1947
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, "The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition", September 21, 1947 - October 12, 1947
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, "The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition", October 26, 1947 - November 16, 1947
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, "The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition", December 02, 1947 - January 04, 1948
University Galleries, University of Nebraska, Morrill Hall, Lincoln, NE, "Nebraska Art Association 58th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art", February 29, 1948 - March 28, 1948
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, "New Paintings to Know and Buy", May 25, 1948 - July 11, 1948
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO, "11th Artists West of the Mississippi", February 08, 1949 - March 27, 1949
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, "The One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture", January 22, 1950 - February 26, 1950
University Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, "Philip Guston", April 10, 1950 - May 12, 1950
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, "Society for Contemporary American Art 10th Annual Exhibition", May 16, 1950 - June 04, 1950
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, "Philip Guston", May 03, 1962 - July 01, 1962
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, "Philip Guston", September 20, 1962 - October 15, 1962
Whitechapel Gallery, London, England, "Philip Guston", January 16, 1963 - February 17, 1963
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium, "Philip Guston", March 01, 1963 - March 24, 1963
Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, CA, "Philip Guston", May 22, 1963 - June 30, 1963
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, "Philip Guston, A Selective Retrospective Exhibition: 1945-1965", February 27, 1966 - March 27, 1966
Bibliography
Wolf, Ben. "At Their Best." Art Digest, October 1, 1946, p. 16, illus. in b&w, listed as "Composition"
Janson, H. W.. Magazine of Art. "Philip Guston." February 1947, pp. 54–58, illus. in b&w p. 57
New York World-Telegram. "Special Merit." June 28, 1947, mentioned in text, not illus.
The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition. Exh. cat. New York: Riverside Museum, 1947, cat. no. 46, not illus.
Nebraska Art Association 58th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art. Exh. cat. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1948, cat. no. 40, listed as "The Somersault"
New Paintings to Know and Buy. Exh. cat. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1948, unnumbered catalog, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Minneapolis: University Gallery, University of Minnesota, 1950, cat. no. 12, not illus., listed as "Somersault I"
The One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture. Exh. cat. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1950, cat. no. 117, not illus., listed as "The Somersault," work on sale for $1,800
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1962, cat. no. 4, not illus., listed as "Somersault I" and from 1945
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1962, cat. no. 4, not illus.
Nordland, Gerald. "Review at Mid-Life." Frontier, July 1963, pp. 23–25, mentioned in text p. 24 as being from 1945, not illus.
Driscoll, Jr., Edgar J. "The Art World: It's International Time at the Galleries." Boston Sunday Globe, March 6, 1966, p. A-21, illus. in b&w
Philip Guston: A Selective Retrospective Exhibition: 1945–1965. Exh. brochure. Waltham: The Poses Institute of Fine Arts, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 1966, cat. no. 1, listed as "Somersault I" and that work is from 1945
Greene, Alison de Lima. "The Artist as Performer: Philip Guston's Early Work." Arts Magazine, November 1988, pp. 55–61, illus. in b&w p. 59 no. 10 and mentioned in text p. 59
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. 7 (Alison de Lima Greene essay) p. 188 and mentioned in text p. 188
Janson, H. W.. Magazine of Art. "Philip Guston." February 1947, pp. 54–58, illus. in b&w p. 57
New York World-Telegram. "Special Merit." June 28, 1947, mentioned in text, not illus.
The Second Exhibition of the La Tausca Art Competition. Exh. cat. New York: Riverside Museum, 1947, cat. no. 46, not illus.
Nebraska Art Association 58th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art. Exh. cat. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1948, cat. no. 40, listed as "The Somersault"
New Paintings to Know and Buy. Exh. cat. Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1948, unnumbered catalog, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Minneapolis: University Gallery, University of Minnesota, 1950, cat. no. 12, not illus., listed as "Somersault I"
The One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture. Exh. cat. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1950, cat. no. 117, not illus., listed as "The Somersault," work on sale for $1,800
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1962, cat. no. 4, not illus., listed as "Somersault I" and from 1945
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1962, cat. no. 4, not illus.
Nordland, Gerald. "Review at Mid-Life." Frontier, July 1963, pp. 23–25, mentioned in text p. 24 as being from 1945, not illus.
Driscoll, Jr., Edgar J. "The Art World: It's International Time at the Galleries." Boston Sunday Globe, March 6, 1966, p. A-21, illus. in b&w
Philip Guston: A Selective Retrospective Exhibition: 1945–1965. Exh. brochure. Waltham: The Poses Institute of Fine Arts, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 1966, cat. no. 1, listed as "Somersault I" and that work is from 1945
Greene, Alison de Lima. "The Artist as Performer: Philip Guston's Early Work." Arts Magazine, November 1988, pp. 55–61, illus. in b&w p. 59 no. 10 and mentioned in text p. 59
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. 7 (Alison de Lima Greene essay) p. 188 and mentioned in text p. 188
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Title
Somersault
Date
1946
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
40 × 30 in. (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
Inscription
Signed front lower left: Philip Guston
Catalogue Number
P46.005
Provenance
Whereabouts Unknown
Private Collection
Collection Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Monica, New York
Exhibitions
Bibliography
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