Philip Guston
Catalogue Raisonné

Title
Oasis
Date
1957
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
61½ x 68 in.156.2 x 172.7 cm
Inscription
Signed front lower right: Philip Guston
Catalogue No.
P57.025
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection, New York
Exhibitions
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY, "Philip Guston", February 24, 1958 - March 22, 1958
Palazzo Reale, Naples, Italy, "Modern American Painting 1930-1958", October 30, 1959 - November 29, 1959
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, "Philip Guston", May 03, 1962 - July 01, 1962
Joseloff Exhibition Gallery, West Hartford, CT, "The Arts in Society: An exhibition marking the dedication of the new buildings of the Hartford Art School of the University of Hartford", November 08, 1964 - December 04, 1964
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., "Inaugural Exhibition", October 04, 1974 - September 15, 1975
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain, "Philip Guston: Retrospectiva de Pintura", March 01, 1989 - May 08, 1989
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., "Ways of Seeing: John Baldessari Explores the Collection", July 26, 2006 - September 23, 2007
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., "In the Tower: Philip Guston", February 01, 2009 - January 03, 2010
Palazzo Reale, Naples, Italy, "Modern American Painting 1930-1958", October 30, 1959 - November 29, 1959
Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy, "Modern American Painting 1930-1958", December 12, 1959 - January 10, 1960
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Italy, "Modern American Painting 1930-1958", January 23, 1960 - February 21, 1960
Permanente Gallery, Milan, Italy, "Modern American Painting 1930-1958", March 01, 1960 - March 22, 1960
Amerika Haus, Berlin, Germany, "Modern American Painting 1930-1958", April 10, 1960 - May 16, 1960
Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany, "Modern American Painting 1930-1958", June 03, 1960 - June 26, 1960
Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Gothenburg, Sweden, "Modernt Amerikanskt Måleri 1933 - 1958", July 15, 1960 - August 07, 1960
The City Art Gallery, York, England, "Modern American Painting 1930-1958", August 01, 1960 - September 30, 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
Joseloff Exhibition Gallery, West Hartford, CT, "The Arts in Society: An exhibition marking the dedication of the new buildings of the Hartford Art School of the University of Hartford", November 08, 1964 - December 04, 1964
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., "Inaugural Exhibition", October 04, 1974 - September 15, 1975
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain, "Philip Guston: Retrospectiva de Pintura", March 01, 1989 - May 08, 1989
Palau de la Virreina, Barcelona, Spain, "Philip Guston: Retrospectiva de Pintura", May 25, 1989 - July 16, 1989
Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO, "Philip Guston: 50 Years of Painting", September 09, 1989 - October 22, 1989
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, "Philip Guston: 50 Years of Painting", November 19, 1989 - January 14, 1990
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., "Ways of Seeing: John Baldessari Explores the Collection", July 26, 2006 - September 23, 2007
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., "In the Tower: Philip Guston", February 01, 2009 - January 03, 2010
Bibliography
Adlow, Dorothy. 25 Anni de Pittura Americana 1933–1958. Exh. cat. Rome: United States Information Agency/De Luca Editore, 1959, illus. in b&w p. 19
Modern American Painting, 1930–1958. Exh. cat. York: City of York Art Gallery, 1960, cat. no. 30, 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.
O'Hara, Frank. "Growth and Guston." ARTnews, May 1962, pp. 31–33, 51–52, mentioned in text p. 52, not illus.
Hunter, Sam, "Philip Guston," Art International, May 1962, pp. 62–67, mentioned in text p. 67, not illus.
Lichtblau, Charlotte. "Guston Exhibit Takes Spotlight at Guggenheim." Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13, 1962, mentioned in text, not illus.
Kozloff, Max. "Art." Nation, May 19, 1962, pp. 453–55, mentioned in text, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1962, cat. no. 39, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1962, cat. no. 41, illus. in b&w, p. 78, Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection
The Arts in Society: An exhibition marking the dedication of the new buildings of the Hartford Art School of the University of Hartford. Exh. cat. Joseloff Exhibition Gallery, Hartford Art School, 1964, cat. no. 24, not illus.
Lerner, Abram. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Essays by Linda Nochlin, Alfred Frankenstein, John I. H. Baur, Milton W. Brown, Irving Sandler, and Dore Ashton. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974, illus. in color Fig. 764 p. 515 and mentioned in text p. 699
O'Hara, Frank. "Growth and Guston." In Art Chronicles 1954–1966. New York: George Braziller, 1975, pp. 134-141, mentioned in text p. 138, not illus.
Uberquoi, Marie-Claire. "La carrera singular d'un pintor inquiet." Diari de Barcelona, May 27, 1989, mentioned in text, not illus.
Brandenburg, John. "Seeing Guston's Art Requires a 'Leap' to Dallas." Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), December 24, 1989, section Travel & Entertainment, p. 4, mentioned in text, not illus.
Philip Guston, Opere Su Carta 1933–1980. Exh. cat. Milan: Electa, 1989, illus. in b&w p. 48
Philip Guston: Retrospectiva de Pintura. Exh. cat. Essays by Mark Rosenthal, Robert Storr, Carrie Rickey, Francisco Calvo Serraller, and Dore Ashton. Madrid: Ministerio de Cultura, Dirección General de Bellas Artes y Archivos, Centro Nacional de Exposiciones, 1989, cat. no. 16, illus. in color p. 47 and in color on front cover
Fineberg, Jonathan. Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995, illus. in color fig. 6.8 p. 153 and mentioned in text pp. 153, 395 and 398
Fineberg, Jonathan. Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being. 2nd ed. 1995. Reprint, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000, illus. in color fig. 6.9 p. 153 and mentioned in text pp. 408 and 411
Barry, Ian, and Anne Ellegood. Amy Sillman: Third Person Singular. Exh. cat. Saratoga Springs: The Francis Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, 2008, illus. in color p. 57
Modern American Painting, 1930–1958. Exh. cat. York: City of York Art Gallery, 1960, cat. no. 30, 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.
O'Hara, Frank. "Growth and Guston." ARTnews, May 1962, pp. 31–33, 51–52, mentioned in text p. 52, not illus.
Hunter, Sam, "Philip Guston," Art International, May 1962, pp. 62–67, mentioned in text p. 67, not illus.
Lichtblau, Charlotte. "Guston Exhibit Takes Spotlight at Guggenheim." Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13, 1962, mentioned in text, not illus.
Kozloff, Max. "Art." Nation, May 19, 1962, pp. 453–55, mentioned in text, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1962, cat. no. 39, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1962, cat. no. 41, illus. in b&w, p. 78, Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection
The Arts in Society: An exhibition marking the dedication of the new buildings of the Hartford Art School of the University of Hartford. Exh. cat. Joseloff Exhibition Gallery, Hartford Art School, 1964, cat. no. 24, not illus.
Lerner, Abram. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Essays by Linda Nochlin, Alfred Frankenstein, John I. H. Baur, Milton W. Brown, Irving Sandler, and Dore Ashton. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974, illus. in color Fig. 764 p. 515 and mentioned in text p. 699
O'Hara, Frank. "Growth and Guston." In Art Chronicles 1954–1966. New York: George Braziller, 1975, pp. 134-141, mentioned in text p. 138, not illus.
Uberquoi, Marie-Claire. "La carrera singular d'un pintor inquiet." Diari de Barcelona, May 27, 1989, mentioned in text, not illus.
Brandenburg, John. "Seeing Guston's Art Requires a 'Leap' to Dallas." Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), December 24, 1989, section Travel & Entertainment, p. 4, mentioned in text, not illus.
Philip Guston, Opere Su Carta 1933–1980. Exh. cat. Milan: Electa, 1989, illus. in b&w p. 48
Philip Guston: Retrospectiva de Pintura. Exh. cat. Essays by Mark Rosenthal, Robert Storr, Carrie Rickey, Francisco Calvo Serraller, and Dore Ashton. Madrid: Ministerio de Cultura, Dirección General de Bellas Artes y Archivos, Centro Nacional de Exposiciones, 1989, cat. no. 16, illus. in color p. 47 and in color on front cover
Fineberg, Jonathan. Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995, illus. in color fig. 6.8 p. 153 and mentioned in text pp. 153, 395 and 398
Fineberg, Jonathan. Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being. 2nd ed. 1995. Reprint, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000, illus. in color fig. 6.9 p. 153 and mentioned in text pp. 408 and 411
Barry, Ian, and Anne Ellegood. Amy Sillman: Third Person Singular. Exh. cat. Saratoga Springs: The Francis Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, 2008, illus. in color p. 57
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Title
Oasis
Date
1957
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
61½ × 68 in. (156.2 × 172.7 cm)
Inscription
Signed front lower right: Philip Guston
Catalogue Number
P57.025
Provenance
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1966
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection, New York
Exhibitions
Bibliography
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