Photo Credit: John Schweikert

Artist

Philip Guston (Primary)

Title

Red Black

Date

1958

Medium & Support

Gouache on paper

Dimensions

Image: 21 7/8 x 30 in.

Style

Abstract Expressionism

Object Type

Paintings

Credit Line

Extended loan from the collection of Theodore C. Horowitz

Accession Number

EL1993.01.01.23

Copyright

In Copyright
© The Guston Foundation

Guston began his career as a painter of the New York School, an experimental art group that drew inspiration from music and focused on the physical aspects of painting and abstracted forms. His long painting oeuvre spans different styles and subjects, including both abstract and representational forms. Black/Red marks the transitional years where Guston moved toward defined shapes, which eventually evolved into his 1960s series of cartoon paintings. Here the broad strokes that sweep across the paper—in his iconic red, black, and blue hues—coalesce into strange forms, preceding his return to painting human figures.

Exhibition Title: Asheville Art Museum: An Introduction to the Collection
Label Date: 2021
Type: Catalogue Entry
Written by: Michelle Lee

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