Philip Guston
Step

Step

© Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy Hauser & Wirth

Step
Step
ArtistAmerican, born Canada, 1913–1980
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Step
Date1979
Made inNew York, United States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions72 × 60 in. (182.9 × 152.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward R. Broida in honor of Gisele Broida
Object number2007.568
Not on view

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Provenance[David McKee Gallery, New York]; Edward R. Broida, Los Angeles, c. 1979; bequeathed to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Philip Guston: Paintings, 1978–1979," David McKee Gallery, New York, October, 1979.

"Philip Guston Paintings," Akron Art Museum, March–May, 1980.

"Philip Guston: The Last Works," Committee on the Visual Arts, Hayden Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 12–November 25, 1984.

"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 2007–March 2, 2008.

"The Abstract Impulse: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 3–May 5, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed, recto of canvas, lower right: "Philip Guston"
Additionally signed, titled and dated in black, verso of canvas, upper right: "Philip Guston / Step - 1979"
Label, verso of painting: "David McKee, Inc. / 140 East 63 Street New York N.Y. 10021 / c1474 / Philip Guston (b. 1913) / Step 1979 / oil on canvas"

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