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Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Philip Guston (1913-1980)
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Property from the Robert and Nettie Benenson Foundation
Philip Guston (1913-1980)

The Three I

Details
Philip Guston (1913-1980)
The Three I
signed 'Philip Guston' (lower right)
gouache on paperboard
21 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. (55.6 x 75.9 cm.)
Painted in 1963.
Provenance
Sam Hunter, New York, gift of the artist
Osborne Gallery, New York
The Estate of Edward Benenson, New York, 1977
Gift of the above to the present owner
Literature
The Guston Foundation, The Philip Guston Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. P63.033 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, The Jewish Museum, Philip Guston, Recent Paintings and Drawings, January-February 1966, no. 50 (illustrated).

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Lot Essay

I use white and black pigment; white pigment is used to erase the black I don't want and becomes grey. Working with these restricted means as I do now, other things open up which are unpredictable, such as atmosphere, light, illusion - elements which do seem relevant to the image but have nothing to do with color. —Philip Guston

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