Group I
- Date
- 1964
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- made in
- Woodstock, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 68 1/4 in. x 79 in. x 1 in. (173.4 x 200.7 x 2.5 cm)
framed: 68 3/4 x 79 5/8 x 2 in. (174.6 x 202.2 x 5.1 cm) - Credit Line
- Gift of Musa and Tom Mayer
- Rights
- © [year of publication] Estate of Philip Guston
- Object Number
- 282:1989
NOTES
Philip Guston’s evolution from his use of bright colors in the 1950s toward a style of single dark patches intertwined in gray can be seen in Group I. The brooding palette of dark grays and blacks allowed Guston to separate the square figures from the lattice-like back-ground and enabled him to communicate a pictorial narrative while still working in an abstract style. The title of this painting emphasizes the expressive qualities of his brushwork, and the arrangement of the patches suggests a massing together, a crowd, or a grouping.
Provenance
1964 - 1980
Philip Guston (1913-1980), Woodstock, NY [1]
1980 - 1989
Musa and Tom Mayer, New York, NY, by inheritance from the artist [2]
1989 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Musa and Tom Mayer [3]
Notes:
[1] The painting is listed as being in the collection of the artist in a 1965 publication ["Philip Guston: Recent Paintings and Drawings." New York: The Jewish Museum, 1965].
[2] According to a charitable contribution form from Musa Mayer, dated December 22, 1990, she and her husband, Tom Mayer, received this painting in June 1980 as part of her inheritance from her father, Philip Guston [SLAM document files].
[3] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 18, 1989.
Philip Guston (1913-1980), Woodstock, NY [1]
1980 - 1989
Musa and Tom Mayer, New York, NY, by inheritance from the artist [2]
1989 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Musa and Tom Mayer [3]
Notes:
[1] The painting is listed as being in the collection of the artist in a 1965 publication ["Philip Guston: Recent Paintings and Drawings." New York: The Jewish Museum, 1965].
[2] According to a charitable contribution form from Musa Mayer, dated December 22, 1990, she and her husband, Tom Mayer, received this painting in June 1980 as part of her inheritance from her father, Philip Guston [SLAM document files].
[3] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, December 18, 1989.
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