Philip Guston
Catalogue Raisonné
Title
Close-Up II
Date
1959
Medium
Oil on illustration board mounted on panel
Dimensions
23¼ x 29 in.59.0 x 73.7 cm
Inscription
Signed front lower right: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: PHILIP GUSTON/ "CLOSE-UP" II 1959/ 23 1/4 x 29
Catalogue No.
P59.028
Provenance
Promised gift by Linda Karshan in memory of her husband, Howard Karshan. On long-term loan to The Courtauld Gallery
Howard Karshan
Exhibitions
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY, "29 Recent Paintings by Philip Guston", December 28, 1959 - January 23, 1960
Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, "Philip Guston, Franz Kline", April 03, 1961 - April 29, 1961
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, "Philip Guston", May 03, 1962 - July 01, 1962
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, "Founders and Heirs of the New York School", January 25, 1997 - March 16, 1997
Hauser & Wirth, New York, NY, "Nothing and Everything: Seven Artists, 1947-1962", February 02, 2017 - April 01, 2017
The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, England, "Modern Drawings: The Karshan Gift", November 19, 2021 - January 09, 2022
Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, "Philip Guston, Franz Kline", April 03, 1961 - April 29, 1961
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
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, "Founders and Heirs of the New York School", January 25, 1997 - March 16, 1997
The Miyagi Museum of Art, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, "Founders and Heirs of the New York School", April 05, 1997 - May 25, 1997
The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture , Japan, "Founders and Heirs of the New York School", June 28, 1997 - August 03, 1997
Hauser & Wirth, New York, NY, "Nothing and Everything: Seven Artists, 1947-1962", February 02, 2017 - April 01, 2017
The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, England, "Modern Drawings: The Karshan Gift", November 19, 2021 - January 09, 2022
Bibliography
Pavia, P.G. "Excavations in Non-History: First Thoughts on Nature, Stream of Consciousness and Habit in Relation to Abstract Art." It is, Autumn 1959, illus. in b&w p. 59, listed as "Discussion"
Sandler, Irving. "Guston: A Long Voyage Home." ARTnews, December 1959, pp. 36–39, 64–65, illus. in b&w no. 9 p. 38, listed as "Close Up, 2" and mentioned in text p. 37
29 Recent Paintings by Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1959, cat. no. 21, illus. in b&w (no page #)
Kingston Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY). "Guston Exhibit Draws Acclaim at Janis Gallery." January 11, 1960, p. 14, mentioned in text, not illus.
Philip Guston/Franz Kline. Exh. cat. Los Angeles: Dwan Gallery, 1961, cat. no. 7, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1962, cat. no. 67, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1962, cat. no. 64, not illus.
Ashton, Dore. "That Is Not What I Meant at All: Why Philip Guston Is Not Postmodern." Arts Magazine, November 1988, pp. 67–71, mentioned in text p. 69 as one of a series, not illus.
Nothing and Everything: Seven Artists, 1947–1962. Exh. cat. New York: Hauser & Wirth, 2017, illus. in color p. 79
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, No. 66 illus. in color p. 81 and mentioned in text p. 64
Modern Drawings: The Karshan Gift. Exh. cat. London: The Courtauld Gallery, 2021, cat. no. 16, illus. in color p. 91 and detail illus. in color p. 92, illus. in color p. 29 as part of an installation photo of the Karshan's apartment, and mentioned in text pp. 28 and 90, 93
Sandler, Irving. "Guston: A Long Voyage Home." ARTnews, December 1959, pp. 36–39, 64–65, illus. in b&w no. 9 p. 38, listed as "Close Up, 2" and mentioned in text p. 37
29 Recent Paintings by Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: Sidney Janis Gallery, 1959, cat. no. 21, illus. in b&w (no page #)
Kingston Daily Freeman (Kingston, NY). "Guston Exhibit Draws Acclaim at Janis Gallery." January 11, 1960, p. 14, mentioned in text, not illus.
Philip Guston/Franz Kline. Exh. cat. Los Angeles: Dwan Gallery, 1961, cat. no. 7, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1962, cat. no. 67, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1962, cat. no. 64, not illus.
Ashton, Dore. "That Is Not What I Meant at All: Why Philip Guston Is Not Postmodern." Arts Magazine, November 1988, pp. 67–71, mentioned in text p. 69 as one of a series, not illus.
Nothing and Everything: Seven Artists, 1947–1962. Exh. cat. New York: Hauser & Wirth, 2017, illus. in color p. 79
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, No. 66 illus. in color p. 81 and mentioned in text p. 64
Modern Drawings: The Karshan Gift. Exh. cat. London: The Courtauld Gallery, 2021, cat. no. 16, illus. in color p. 91 and detail illus. in color p. 92, illus. in color p. 29 as part of an installation photo of the Karshan's apartment, and mentioned in text pp. 28 and 90, 93
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Title
Close-Up II
Date
1959
Medium
Oil on illustration board mounted on panel
Dimensions
23¼ × 29 in. (59.0 × 73.7 cm)
Inscription
Signed front lower right: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: PHILIP GUSTON/ "CLOSE-UP" II 1959/ 23 1/4 x 29
Catalogue Number
P59.028
Provenance
Promised gift by Linda Karshan in memory of her husband, Howard Karshan. On long-term loan to The Courtauld Gallery
Howard Karshan
Exhibitions
Bibliography
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