Philip Guston
Grove II
Estimate:
800,000 - 1,200,000 USD
Drawn Together: The Collection of Marcia and Stanley Gumberg Featuring Modern Masterworks on Paper
Lot sold:
1,986,000
USD
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Drawn Together: The Collection of Marcia and Stanley Gumberg Featuring Modern Masterworks on Paper
Philip Guston
1913 - 1980
Grove II
oil on paperboard mounted on canvas
31⅛ by 31⅞ in.
79.1 by 81 cm.
Executed in 1959.
This work is in very good condition overall. Please contact ctpdaysale@sothebys.com for the professional report prepared by Modern Art Conservation. Framed.
Framed dimensions: 39 ½ by 40 ⅜ in. (100.4 by 102.5 cm.)
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Finarte Casa d'Aste Rome, 4 April 1974, lot 62
Private Collection
Finarte Casa d'Aste Milan, 13 December 1977, lot 104
Private Collection, New York
Sotheby's New York, 18 May 1978, lot 231A
Guglielmo Cavellini, Italy
Christie's New York, 12 November 1980, lot 22
David McKee Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above in March 1986 by the present owner
Guston Foundation, The Philip Guston Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. P59.004, illustrated in color (online)
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Museum of Art, Extended loan, 1998