Philip Guston Untitled

Philip Guston
1913 - 1980

Untitled
signed Philip Guston and dated 1977 (lower right); dedicated To Kenneth (lower center)
ink on paper
19 by 24¼ in.
48.3 by 61.6 cm.
Executed in 1977.

Condition Report:
This work is in very good condition overall. There is an artist pinhole in the upper left corner. There is evidence of light handling along the edges of the sheet, including soft handling creases and a micro-tear along the lower edge, approximately 11 inches from the lower right corner. There is a soft undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist’s chosen medium. There is a brown pinpoint spot accretion in the center of the upper edge. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.

Framed dimension: 27 by 32 in. (68.6 by 81.3 cm.)

Provenance:
Kenneth Baker, San Francisco (acquired directly from the artist)
C & M Fine Arts, New York
Private Collection, Arizona
Scott White Contemporary Art, San Diego
Acquired from the above in 2006 by the present owner