In Tate Britain
Prints and Drawings Room
View by appointment- Artist
- Philip Guston 1913–1980
- Part of
- Suite of Ten Lithographs
- Medium
- Lithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 570 x 765 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by the American Fund for the Tate Gallery, courtesy of a private collector 1996
- Reference
- P11396
Display caption
In the 1960s, Guston began to question his role as an abstract artist. These lithographs were made at a time of transition when figurative elements were beginning to reappear in his work. Marks are repeated and develop across the series, suggesting solid forms and hinting at recognisable shapes.
Gallery label, August 2004
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