Philip Guston
Catalogue Raisonné

Title
#5
Date
1952
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
46 x 41 in.116.8 x 104.1 cm
Inscription
Unsigned, undated; Signed, dated and inscribed on reverse: Philip Guston/51 W 70 ST/N.Y.C./#5/1952
Catalogue No.
P52.007
Provenance
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Sophian, 1990
Mrs. Lawrence Sophian
Exhibitions
Egan Gallery, New York, NY, "Philip Guston Paintings and Drawings", January 12, 1953 - February 07, 1953
US Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, Venice , Italy, "Quattro Artisti Americani: Guston, Hofmann, Kline, Roszak, XXX Biennale Venezia", June 18, 1960 - October 16, 1960
Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France, "Abstractions Americaines 1940 - 1960", July 03, 1999 - October 03, 1999
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, "Philip Guston Retrospective", March 30, 2003 - June 08, 2003
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, "The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia: 1860 - 1989", January 30, 2009 - April 19, 2009
US Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia, Venice , Italy, "Quattro Artisti Americani: Guston, Hofmann, Kline, Roszak, XXX Biennale Venezia", June 18, 1960 - October 16, 1960
Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France, "Abstractions Americaines 1940 - 1960", July 03, 1999 - October 03, 1999
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, "Philip Guston Retrospective", March 30, 2003 - June 08, 2003
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, "The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia: 1860 - 1989", January 30, 2009 - April 19, 2009
Bibliography
Brach, Paul. "New York: Affirmation." Art Digest, January 15, 1953, p. 13, mentioned in text as "Number 5", not illus.
Ashton, Dore. Philip Guston. New York: Grove, 1960, illus. in b&w p. 37 (unpaginated), listed as "No. 5"
Quattro Artisti Americani: Guston, Hofmann, Kline, Roszak, XXX Biennale Venezia. Exh. cat. Washington, D.C.: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1960, cat. no. 1, not illus., Coll. Sig.ra Lawrence Sophian Riverside, CA
XXX Biennale Internazionale D'Arte. Exh. cat. Venice: Biennale de Venice, 1960, cat. no. 1, not illus., listed as "Pittura V"
Philip Guston, Opere Su Carta 1933–1980. Exh. cat. Milan: Electa, 1989, illus. in b&w p. 50
Abstractions Americaines 1940–1960. Exh. cat. Montpellier: Musée Fabre, 1999, cat. no. 11 illus. in color p. 63 and mentioned in text p. 62
Kunitz, Daniel. "The Three Faces of Philip Guston." New York Sun, December 30, 2003, mentioned in text, not illus.
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color, Plate 30 (unpaginated but would be p. 128)
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. Hardcover ed. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color Plate 30 (unpaginated but would be p. 128)
Rubinstein, Raphael. "Philip Guston: Some Thoughts." Art in America, March 2004, illus. in color p. 86
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, No. 39 illus. in color p. 53 and mentioned in text p. 52
Schwabsky, Barry. "Philip Guston's Peculiar History Lesson." Nation, April 12, 2021. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Joan Mitchell. Exh. cat. Edited by Sarah Roberts and Katy Siegel. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2021, illus. in color p. 50
Ashton, Dore. Philip Guston. New York: Grove, 1960, illus. in b&w p. 37 (unpaginated), listed as "No. 5"
Quattro Artisti Americani: Guston, Hofmann, Kline, Roszak, XXX Biennale Venezia. Exh. cat. Washington, D.C.: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1960, cat. no. 1, not illus., Coll. Sig.ra Lawrence Sophian Riverside, CA
XXX Biennale Internazionale D'Arte. Exh. cat. Venice: Biennale de Venice, 1960, cat. no. 1, not illus., listed as "Pittura V"
Philip Guston, Opere Su Carta 1933–1980. Exh. cat. Milan: Electa, 1989, illus. in b&w p. 50
Abstractions Americaines 1940–1960. Exh. cat. Montpellier: Musée Fabre, 1999, cat. no. 11 illus. in color p. 63 and mentioned in text p. 62
Kunitz, Daniel. "The Three Faces of Philip Guston." New York Sun, December 30, 2003, mentioned in text, not illus.
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color, Plate 30 (unpaginated but would be p. 128)
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. Hardcover ed. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color Plate 30 (unpaginated but would be p. 128)
Rubinstein, Raphael. "Philip Guston: Some Thoughts." Art in America, March 2004, illus. in color p. 86
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, No. 39 illus. in color p. 53 and mentioned in text p. 52
Schwabsky, Barry. "Philip Guston's Peculiar History Lesson." Nation, April 12, 2021. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Joan Mitchell. Exh. cat. Edited by Sarah Roberts and Katy Siegel. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2021, illus. in color p. 50
Guston CR makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of the Catalogue Raisonné (CR) and we disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on its contents. Please check the CR regularly, because we may update it as new information emerges. The contents of the CR, including images, are protected by copyright and you may only use the CR and its contents for personal, non-commercial educational and research purposes. Inquiries for any other uses should be submitted to [email protected].

Title
#5
Date
1952
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
46 × 41 in. (116.8 × 104.1 cm)
Inscription
Unsigned, undated; Signed, dated and inscribed on reverse: Philip Guston/51 W 70 ST/N.Y.C./#5/1952
Catalogue Number
P52.007
Provenance
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Lawrence Sophian, 1990
Mrs. Lawrence Sophian
Exhibitions
Bibliography
Downloads