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Philip Guston
Desolate1973

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Abstract oil painting with columnar and bulbous forms in brick red and dusty rose on a pale pink ground, suggesting monolithic standing stones

Philip Guston, Desolate, 1973, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Musa Guston Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Philip Guston
Canada, active United States, 1913-1980
Title
Desolate
Place Made
Canada
Date Made
1973
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
78 5/16 x 110 1/2 in. (198.76 x 280.67 cm)
Credit Line
The Musa Guston Bequest
Accession Number
AC1992.249.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Copyright
© The Estate of Philip Guston

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