Artist Monograph

Philip Guston, American

American, born Canada. 1913–1980

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Drawing 36 36%
Lithography 25 25%
Oil Painting 24 24%
Acrylic Painting 11 11%
Other Media 2 2%
Gouache 1 1%
Screenprint 1 1%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 78 78%
Painting & Sculpture 22 22%

Production by Decade

3
1940s
8
1950s
44
1960s
22
1970s
23
1980s

Classification Types

  • Drawing — 52
  • Painting — 22
  • Print — 20
  • Illustrated Book — 6

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)33%
Medium (30–100 cm)6868%
Large (1–3 m)2929%

Range: 26.4 cm → 297.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19561
19591
19662
196717
19686
19691
19814
19842
19862
19873
19885
19896
19914
19923
19981
20011
20021
200538
20211
20221

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 4, 420" — 1
  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 521" — 1

American Contemporaries

  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas