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1979-1980

Painter

Philip Guston

American, 1913 - 1980

Guston’s transition from abstraction to more representational imagery near the end of his life was prompted in part by his questioning of artists’ relationships to their subject matter. This concern often took the form of satirical portrayals of the artist, his materials, and his studio, as seen here.

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