id:			156495
accession number:	1992.212
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.212
updated:		2021-04-08 09:09:20.663000

Scroll, 1978. Philip Guston (American, 1913-1980). Oil on canvas; framed: 203.4 x 244 x 2.5 cm (80 1/16 x 96 1/16 x 1 in.); unframed: 203.4 x 244 cm (80 1/16 x 96 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Musa Guston 1992.212 © The Estate of Philip Guston

title:				Scroll
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creation date:			1978
creation date earliest:		1978
creation date latest:		1978
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creditline:			Bequest of Musa Guston
copyright:			© The Estate of Philip Guston

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Philip Guston (American, 1913-1980)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 203.4 x 244 x 2.5 cm (80 1/16 x 96 1/16 x 1 in.); Unframed: 203.4 x 244 cm (80 1/16 x 96 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* "Selected Acquisitions," CMA, 1993.

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PROVENANCE

	Estate of Musa Guston
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fun fact: 
The artist applied oil paint thinly on the upper portion of the work, resulting in a matte appearance, while the glossy area in the middle suggests a thick, wet-on-wet painting technique.

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wall description: 
During the last, most productive decade of Philip Guston’s career, his imagery included ordinary objects such as bottles, books, light bulbs, and shoes—emblematic of art historical, social, and personal experiences. Here a scroll, often associated with the Torah, the book of Jewish law, alludes to Guston’s religious heritage. Isolated against a dark, somber background of turbulent brushstrokes, the scroll has been unrolled to reveal thick hatchings that suggest a text.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Franklin, David. Director's Choice: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art; London: Scala Publishers Ltd, 2012.
	page number: 	76, 77
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	Dabrowski, Magdalena. <em>The Drawings of Philip Guston</em>. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1988.
	page number: 	41
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	Ashton, Dore. <em>A Critical Study of Philip Guston</em>. Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 1990.
	page number: 	188
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	"Year in Review for 1992," The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Vol. 80 (Feb. 1993), no. 38.
	page number: 	66
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	Godfrey, Mark. "Jewish Image-Maker." In <em>Philip Guston Now. </em>Harry Cooper, ed., 192-203. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 2020.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 193-194, fig. 1
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