Artist
Philip Guston (American, born Canada, 1913–1980)American, born Canada, 1913–1980
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Passage
Date1957–1958
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions65 × 74 1/4 in. (165.1 × 188.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.20
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 203
Exposé
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Philip Guston," Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, February–March, 1958.
"Annual Exhibition: Sculpture, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, 1958," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, November 19, 1958–January 4, 1959.
"American National Exhibition," Sokolniki Park, Moscow, July 25–September 4,1959.
"Philip Guston," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, May 2–July 1, 1962; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels; Whitechapel Art Gallery, London; Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
"New York School, The First Generation: Paintings of the 1940s and 1950s," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 16–August 1, 1965.
"A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–April 25, 2004.
"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 2007–March 2, 2008.
"Philip Guston Now," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, May 1–September 11, 2022; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 23, 2022–January 15, 2023; National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 26–August 27, 2023; Tate Modern, London, October 3, 2023–February 4 2024. (OL.1409)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on verso upper left:
"PHILIP GUSTON / 'PASSAGE' 1957 / 65" X 74" "
"PHILIP GUSTON / 'PASSAGE' 1957 / 65" X 74" "
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