Lot 159
  • 159

Philip Guston

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Philip Guston
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated '54
  • ink on paper
  • 17 3/4 by 24 in. 45.1 by 61 cm.

Provenance

Morton Feldman, New York
CRG Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Houston, University of St. Thomas Art Department, Six Painters, February - April 1967, pl. 17, p. 38, illustrated
Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Vertical Thoughts: Morton Feldman and the Visual Arts, March - July 2010

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There are artist pinholes at the upper corners and a slight undulation to the sheet. There are some light, hairline surface abrasions along the right side and a minor tear to the sheet at the upper right corner. Along the bottom edge, there are a few spots of discoloration and possible lifting of the paper, resting in some lighter colored spots. The sheet may have darkened slightly with age. The sheet is hinged verso to the matte, intermittently along the edges. Framed under glass.
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