Curtain [special proof]
1979 - 1980
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lithograph on gray John Koller handmade paper [special proof]
Dimensions
sheet: 79.3 x 103.2 cm (31 1/4 x 40 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist
Accession Number
1988.74.45
About the Artist
Philip Guston
Philip Guston (1913–1980) was a Canadian-born American painter whose career traced a remarkable arc from Social Realism through Abstract Expressionism to a radically personal form of figurative painting that has profoundly influenced contemporary art. Born Phillip Goldstein in Montreal, he grew up in Los Angeles, where he befriended Jackson Pollock at Manual Arts High School and was largely self-t...