Philip Guston
Catalogue Raisonné
Title
The Visit
Date
1955
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
68 x 58¼ in.172.7 x 148.0 cm
Inscription
Signed front lower left: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: PHILIP GUSTON/"THE VISIT" 1955/58 1/4" x 68
Catalogue No.
P55.005
Provenance
Private Collection
Private Collection
Auction: Sotheby's New York, Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Thursday, November 16, 2017, Lot 39
Private Collection
Collection Mrs. Meyer Kestnbaum, Chicago
Exhibitions
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY, "Recent Paintings Philip Guston", February 06, 1956 - March 03, 1956
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, "12 Americans", May 29, 1956 - September 09, 1956
Tanager Gallery, New York, NY, "Painters Sculptors on 10th Street: Exhibition of Artists Working on 10th Street", December 21, 1956 - January 24, 1957
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, "63rd American Exhibition, Paintings, Sculpture", December 02, 1959 - January 31, 1960
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, "Philip Guston", May 03, 1962 - July 01, 1962
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, "27th Annual Exhibition by The Society for Contemporary American Art", April 11, 1967 - May 21, 1967
David and Alfred Smart Gallery, Chicago, IL, "Abstract Expressionism: A Tribute to Harold Rosenberg", October 11, 1979 - November 25, 1979
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL, "Under Development: Dreaming the MCA’s Collection", April 30, 1994 - August 28, 1994
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, "12 Americans", May 29, 1956 - September 09, 1956
Tanager Gallery, New York, NY, "Painters Sculptors on 10th Street: Exhibition of Artists Working on 10th Street", December 21, 1956 - January 24, 1957
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, "63rd American Exhibition, Paintings, Sculpture", December 02, 1959 - January 31, 1960
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
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, "27th Annual Exhibition by The Society for Contemporary American Art", April 11, 1967 - May 21, 1967
David and Alfred Smart Gallery, Chicago, IL, "Abstract Expressionism: A Tribute to Harold Rosenberg", October 11, 1979 - November 25, 1979
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL, "Under Development: Dreaming the MCA’s Collection", April 30, 1994 - August 28, 1994
Bibliography
Ashton, Dore. "Art: The Age of Lyricism" Arts & Architecture, March 1956, pp. 14–15, 43–44, mentioned in text p. 43, not illus.
D. A. "Art: Visit to 10th Street: Painters and Sculptors Living or Working Downtown Show at Tanager Gallery." The New York Times, December 28, 1956, mentioned in text, not illus.
Miller, Dorothy C., ed. 12 Americans. Exh. cat. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1956, unnumbered catalog, illus. in b&w p. 43
63rd American Exhibition: Paintings and Sculpture. Exh. cat. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1959, cat. no. 47, not illus.
Alloway, Lawrence. "Book Reviews: Ashton on Guston." Arts Review, July 23–August 12, 1961, pp. 17, 20, mentioned in text p. 17, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1962, cat. no. 29, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1962, cat. no. 29, not illus., Collection Mrs. Meyer Kestnbaum, Chicago
Lambert, Helen. "Guston Show Heads London Gallery List." New York Herald Tribune (Paris), January 16, 1963, p. 5, mentioned in text, not illus.
Berkson, William. "Dialogue with Philip Guston 11/1/64." Art and Literature, an International Review, Winter 1965, pp. 56–69, illus. p. 61
Abstract Expressionism: A Tribute to Harold Rosenberg Paintings and Drawings from Chicago Collections. Exh. cat. Chicago: The David and Alfred Smart Gallery, the University of Chicago, 1979, cat. no. 17, plate 5 illus. in b&w p. 29
Under Development: Dreaming the MCA's Collection. Exh. cat. Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1994, cat. no. 70, illus. p. 17
Freeman, Nate. "Sotheby's Totals $310.2 M. at Postwar and Contemporary Sale, Bacon Triptych Sells for $36.8 M." ARTnews, November 16, 2017. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Auction. New York: Sotheby's. Auction cat., November 16, 2017, illus. in color p. 107 and detail illus. in color on inside front cover flap and p. 111 and mentioned in text pp. 106-110
Freeman, Nate. "At Art Basel Opening, a Pair of $14 Million Joan Mitchell Sales Shows Surge in Market for Women Artists." Artsy, June 12, 2018. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Goldstein, Caroline. "Price Check! Here's What Sold—and for How Much—at Art Basel 2018."artnet News, June 18, 2018. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Hauser & Wirth at Art Basel 2018. Zurich: Hauser & Wirth, 2018, illus. in color (unpaginated)
Seed, John. "Comparing Abstract Works of American and Chinese-Born Artists." Sotheby's, January 10, 2020. Online, illus. in color
Mcllhagga, Samuel. "Philip Guston's Controversial Embrace of Figuration Still Shapes His Market." Artsy, November 3, 2020. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Coolidge, Clark, ed. Philip Guston: Que peindre sinon l'énigme. Translated by Éric Suchère. Strasbourg: L'Atelier Contemporain, 2023, illus. in color no. 57 (unpaginated)
D. A. "Art: Visit to 10th Street: Painters and Sculptors Living or Working Downtown Show at Tanager Gallery." The New York Times, December 28, 1956, mentioned in text, not illus.
Miller, Dorothy C., ed. 12 Americans. Exh. cat. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1956, unnumbered catalog, illus. in b&w p. 43
63rd American Exhibition: Paintings and Sculpture. Exh. cat. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1959, cat. no. 47, not illus.
Alloway, Lawrence. "Book Reviews: Ashton on Guston." Arts Review, July 23–August 12, 1961, pp. 17, 20, mentioned in text p. 17, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1962, cat. no. 29, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1962, cat. no. 29, not illus., Collection Mrs. Meyer Kestnbaum, Chicago
Lambert, Helen. "Guston Show Heads London Gallery List." New York Herald Tribune (Paris), January 16, 1963, p. 5, mentioned in text, not illus.
Berkson, William. "Dialogue with Philip Guston 11/1/64." Art and Literature, an International Review, Winter 1965, pp. 56–69, illus. p. 61
Abstract Expressionism: A Tribute to Harold Rosenberg Paintings and Drawings from Chicago Collections. Exh. cat. Chicago: The David and Alfred Smart Gallery, the University of Chicago, 1979, cat. no. 17, plate 5 illus. in b&w p. 29
Under Development: Dreaming the MCA's Collection. Exh. cat. Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1994, cat. no. 70, illus. p. 17
Freeman, Nate. "Sotheby's Totals $310.2 M. at Postwar and Contemporary Sale, Bacon Triptych Sells for $36.8 M." ARTnews, November 16, 2017. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening Auction. New York: Sotheby's. Auction cat., November 16, 2017, illus. in color p. 107 and detail illus. in color on inside front cover flap and p. 111 and mentioned in text pp. 106-110
Freeman, Nate. "At Art Basel Opening, a Pair of $14 Million Joan Mitchell Sales Shows Surge in Market for Women Artists." Artsy, June 12, 2018. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Goldstein, Caroline. "Price Check! Here's What Sold—and for How Much—at Art Basel 2018."
Hauser & Wirth at Art Basel 2018. Zurich: Hauser & Wirth, 2018, illus. in color (unpaginated)
Seed, John. "Comparing Abstract Works of American and Chinese-Born Artists." Sotheby's, January 10, 2020. Online, illus. in color
Mcllhagga, Samuel. "Philip Guston's Controversial Embrace of Figuration Still Shapes His Market." Artsy, November 3, 2020. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Coolidge, Clark, ed. Philip Guston: Que peindre sinon l'énigme. Translated by Éric Suchère. Strasbourg: L'Atelier Contemporain, 2023, illus. in color no. 57 (unpaginated)
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Title
The Visit
Date
1955
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
68 × 58¼ in. (172.7 × 148.0 cm)
Inscription
Signed front lower left: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: PHILIP GUSTON/"THE VISIT" 1955/58 1/4" x 68
Catalogue Number
P55.005
Provenance
Private Collection
Private Collection
Auction: Sotheby's New York, Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Thursday, November 16, 2017, Lot 39
Private Collection
Collection Mrs. Meyer Kestnbaum, Chicago
Exhibitions
Bibliography
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