Philip Guston
Catalogue Raisonné
Title
The Three
Date
1964
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
80 x 91 in.203.2 x 231.1 cm
Inscription
Signed front lower left: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: 14 [crossed out]/PHILIP GUSTON/"THE THREE" [underlined] 1964/OIL 80 x 91 [underlined]/N.F.S. [underlined] COLLECTION OF ARTIST [underlined]
Catalogue No.
P64.012
Provenance
Promised gift of Musa Guston Mayer to The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Exhibitions
The Jewish Museum, New York, NY, "Philip Guston, Recent Paintings and Drawings", January 12, 1966 - February 13, 1966
Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA, "American Artists of the Nineteen Sixties", February 06, 1970 - March 14, 1970
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, "L'Art Vivant aux Etats-Unis", July 16, 1970 - September 30, 1970
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", May 15, 1980 - June 29, 1980
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY, "Return to the Figure: Three Studies: Philip Guston, Jean Helion, Irene Rice Pereira", April 07, 1988 - August 28, 1988
Museum Ludwig, Köln, Germany, "Bilderstreit Widerspruch, Einheit und Fragment in der Kunst seit 1960", April 08, 1989 - June 28, 1989
Hauser & Wirth, New York, NY, "Philip Guston: Painter", April 26, 2016 - July 30, 2016
Hauser & Wirth, Hong Kong, "Philip Guston: A Painter's Forms, 1950-1979", May 29, 2018 - August 25, 2018
Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA, "American Artists of the Nineteen Sixties", February 06, 1970 - March 14, 1970
Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, "L'Art Vivant aux Etats-Unis", July 16, 1970 - September 30, 1970
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", May 15, 1980 - June 29, 1980
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", July 20, 1980 - September 09, 1980
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", November 12, 1980 - January 11, 1981
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", February 25, 1981 - April 26, 1981
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", June 30, 1981 - September 13, 1981
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY, "Return to the Figure: Three Studies: Philip Guston, Jean Helion, Irene Rice Pereira", April 07, 1988 - August 28, 1988
Museum Ludwig, Köln, Germany, "Bilderstreit Widerspruch, Einheit und Fragment in der Kunst seit 1960", April 08, 1989 - June 28, 1989
Hauser & Wirth, New York, NY, "Philip Guston: Painter", April 26, 2016 - July 30, 2016
Hauser & Wirth, Hong Kong, "Philip Guston: A Painter's Forms, 1950-1979", May 29, 2018 - August 25, 2018
Bibliography
Guston, Philip, "Piero della Francesca: The Impossibility of Painting." ARTnews, May 1965, pp. 38–39, illus. in b&w p. 39, listed as being titled "Number 14"
Guston, Philip, Harold Rosenberg, and Jewish Museum. Philip Guston: Recent Paintings and Drawings. Introduction by Sam Hunter. Exh. cat. New York: Jewish Museum, 1965, cat. no. 26, illus. in b&w
American Artists of the Nineteen Sixties; Boston University School of Fine & Applied Arts Centennial Exhibition. Exh. cat. Boston: Boston University School of Fine & Applied Arts, 1970, illus. in b&w p. 27, unnumbered catalog
L'Art Vivant aux Etats-Unis. Exh. cat. Paris: Fondation Maeght, 1970, illus. in color p. 48, image reproduced upside down
Feldman, Morton. "After Modernism." Art in America, November–December 1971, pp. 68-77, illus. in color p. 75
Workman, Andree M. "Guston: A Born-Again Painter." West Art (Auburn, CA), June 13, 1980, pp. 1, 3, mentioned in text p. 3, not illus.
Albright, Thomas. "Philip Guston: 'It's a Strange Thing to Be Immersed in the Culture of Painting...'" ARTnews, September 1980, pp. 114–16, mentioned in text p. 115 (unpaginated), not illus.
Brach, Paul. "Looking at Guston." Art in America, November 1980, pp. 96–101, illus. in color p. 99
Lyon, Christopher. "Reflections on a Mirror." Chicago Reader, November 28, 1980, section 1, pp. 47–48, mentioned in text p. 47, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: George Braziller, 1980, cat. no. 40, illus. in color plate 38 p. 81
Clark, John. "Philip Guston and Metaphysical Painting." Artscribe, August 1981, pp. 22–25, mentioned in text p. 24, not illus.
Hanson, Bernard. "Guston's Fine Lines and Gray Areas." Hartford Courant, August 23, 1981, p. G2, mentioned in text, not illus.
Nicholas Serota, ed. Philip Guston: Paintings 1969–1980. Exh. cat. London: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1982, illus. in b&w p. 13
Return to the Figure: Three Studies. Exh. cat. Bronx: The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1988, cat. no. 4, not illus.
Bilderstreit: Widerspruch, Einheit und Fragment in der Kunst seit 1960. Exh. cat. Cologne: Museum Ludwig, 1989, cat. no. 239, illus. in color p. 418
Auping, Michael. "When Doubt Becomes Form." ARTnews, May 2003, pp. 100, 102, mentioned in text p. 102, not illus.
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. Hardcover ed. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, mentioned in text p. 51 (Michael Auping essay), not illus.
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, mentioned in text p. 51 (Michael Auping essay)
Miller, Peter Benson, ed. Go Figure! New Perspectives on Guston. New York: American Academy in Rome; New York Review of Books, 2014, illus. in color Fig. 8 p. 36 (unpaginated)
Yareah. "New York Exhibits. Philip Guston at Hauser & Wirth." April 11, 2016. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
NY Arts. "Philip Guston: Painter, 1957–1967 @ Hauser & Wirth New York." April 13, 2016. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Broadway World. "Hauser & Wirth to Display New Philip Guston Exhibit, Today." April 26, 2016. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Alexander, Stephen. "Philip Guston at Hauser & Wirth." Stephen Alexander Journal. Blog. May 1, 2016, illus. in color
Galleries Now. "Philip Guston: Painter, 1957–1967." May 10, 2016. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
ArteFuse. "Philip Guston Painter, 1957–1967 at Hauser & Wirth." May 21, 2016. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Philip Guston: Painter 1957–1967. Exh. cat. New York: Hauser & Wirth, 2016, illus. in color p. 82
The Works. "'Cabinets of Curiosities,' Richard Serra's Drawings, Philip Guston & in the studio: CUHK Chorus's 'Bernstein in the Theatre.'" Executive production by Diana Wan. RHK31, Hongkong, June 13, 2018. Television, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, illus. in color pp. 335 and 336 as part of installation photos
Pogrebin, Robin. "More Than 200 Philip Guston Works Are Headed to the Met." New York Times, December 14, 2022. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Greenberger, Alex. "Metropolitan Museum to Receive 220-Work Philip Guston Gift from the Artist's Daughter." ARTnews, December 14, 2022. Online, illus. in color
La Voce di New York. "The Met Museum Receives Gift of 220 Philip Guston Works from His Daughter." December 14, 2022. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Pogrebin, Robin. "Met to Receive Trove Of Philip Guston's Art." New York Times, December 15, 2022, pp. C1, C6, mentioned in text p. C6, not illus.
Chow, Vivienne. "The Met Now Boasts the World's Largest Collection of Philip Guston's Work, Thanks to a 220-Piece Gift by the Artist's Daughter." artnet News, December 15, 2022. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Dziemianowicz, Joe. "220 Philip Guston Artworks Have a New Home at The Met." Penta (New York), December 16, 2022. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Guston, Musa McKim. Life with P. Journals, 1966-1976. Edited by Musa Mayer. Hauser & Wirth, 2026, illus. in color p. 135 and mentioned in text p. 134
Guston, Philip, Harold Rosenberg, and Jewish Museum. Philip Guston: Recent Paintings and Drawings. Introduction by Sam Hunter. Exh. cat. New York: Jewish Museum, 1965, cat. no. 26, illus. in b&w
American Artists of the Nineteen Sixties; Boston University School of Fine & Applied Arts Centennial Exhibition. Exh. cat. Boston: Boston University School of Fine & Applied Arts, 1970, illus. in b&w p. 27, unnumbered catalog
L'Art Vivant aux Etats-Unis. Exh. cat. Paris: Fondation Maeght, 1970, illus. in color p. 48, image reproduced upside down
Feldman, Morton. "After Modernism." Art in America, November–December 1971, pp. 68-77, illus. in color p. 75
Workman, Andree M. "Guston: A Born-Again Painter." West Art (Auburn, CA), June 13, 1980, pp. 1, 3, mentioned in text p. 3, not illus.
Albright, Thomas. "Philip Guston: 'It's a Strange Thing to Be Immersed in the Culture of Painting...'" ARTnews, September 1980, pp. 114–16, mentioned in text p. 115 (unpaginated), not illus.
Brach, Paul. "Looking at Guston." Art in America, November 1980, pp. 96–101, illus. in color p. 99
Lyon, Christopher. "Reflections on a Mirror." Chicago Reader, November 28, 1980, section 1, pp. 47–48, mentioned in text p. 47, not illus.
Philip Guston. Exh. cat. New York: George Braziller, 1980, cat. no. 40, illus. in color plate 38 p. 81
Clark, John. "Philip Guston and Metaphysical Painting." Artscribe, August 1981, pp. 22–25, mentioned in text p. 24, not illus.
Hanson, Bernard. "Guston's Fine Lines and Gray Areas." Hartford Courant, August 23, 1981, p. G2, mentioned in text, not illus.
Nicholas Serota, ed. Philip Guston: Paintings 1969–1980. Exh. cat. London: Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1982, illus. in b&w p. 13
Return to the Figure: Three Studies. Exh. cat. Bronx: The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1988, cat. no. 4, not illus.
Bilderstreit: Widerspruch, Einheit und Fragment in der Kunst seit 1960. Exh. cat. Cologne: Museum Ludwig, 1989, cat. no. 239, illus. in color p. 418
Auping, Michael. "When Doubt Becomes Form." ARTnews, May 2003, pp. 100, 102, mentioned in text p. 102, not illus.
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. Hardcover ed. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, mentioned in text p. 51 (Michael Auping essay), not illus.
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, mentioned in text p. 51 (Michael Auping essay)
Miller, Peter Benson, ed. Go Figure! New Perspectives on Guston. New York: American Academy in Rome; New York Review of Books, 2014, illus. in color Fig. 8 p. 36 (unpaginated)
Yareah. "New York Exhibits. Philip Guston at Hauser & Wirth." April 11, 2016. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
NY Arts. "Philip Guston: Painter, 1957–1967 @ Hauser & Wirth New York." April 13, 2016. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Broadway World. "Hauser & Wirth to Display New Philip Guston Exhibit, Today." April 26, 2016. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Alexander, Stephen. "Philip Guston at Hauser & Wirth." Stephen Alexander Journal. Blog. May 1, 2016, illus. in color
Galleries Now. "Philip Guston: Painter, 1957–1967." May 10, 2016. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
ArteFuse. "Philip Guston Painter, 1957–1967 at Hauser & Wirth." May 21, 2016. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Philip Guston: Painter 1957–1967. Exh. cat. New York: Hauser & Wirth, 2016, illus. in color p. 82
The Works. "'Cabinets of Curiosities,' Richard Serra's Drawings, Philip Guston & in the studio: CUHK Chorus's 'Bernstein in the Theatre.'" Executive production by Diana Wan. RHK31, Hongkong, June 13, 2018. Television, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston: A Life Spent Painting. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2020, illus. in color pp. 335 and 336 as part of installation photos
Pogrebin, Robin. "More Than 200 Philip Guston Works Are Headed to the Met." New York Times, December 14, 2022. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Greenberger, Alex. "Metropolitan Museum to Receive 220-Work Philip Guston Gift from the Artist's Daughter." ARTnews, December 14, 2022. Online, illus. in color
La Voce di New York. "The Met Museum Receives Gift of 220 Philip Guston Works from His Daughter." December 14, 2022. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Pogrebin, Robin. "Met to Receive Trove Of Philip Guston's Art." New York Times, December 15, 2022, pp. C1, C6, mentioned in text p. C6, not illus.
Chow, Vivienne. "The Met Now Boasts the World's Largest Collection of Philip Guston's Work, Thanks to a 220-Piece Gift by the Artist's Daughter." artnet News, December 15, 2022. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Dziemianowicz, Joe. "220 Philip Guston Artworks Have a New Home at The Met." Penta (New York), December 16, 2022. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Guston, Musa McKim. Life with P. Journals, 1966-1976. Edited by Musa Mayer. Hauser & Wirth, 2026, illus. in color p. 135 and mentioned in text p. 134
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Title
The Three
Date
1964
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
80 × 91 in. (203.2 × 231.1 cm)
Inscription
Signed front lower left: Philip Guston; inscribed on reverse: 14 [crossed out]/PHILIP GUSTON/"THE THREE" [underlined] 1964/OIL 80 x 91 [underlined]/N.F.S. [underlined] COLLECTION OF ARTIST [underlined]
Catalogue Number
P64.012
Provenance
Promised gift of Musa Guston Mayer to The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Exhibitions
Bibliography
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