Philip Guston

Written by Musa Meyer - Philip Guston's daughter and President of the Guston Foundation - this book brings Guston's life and his hugely rich and diverse output together into one succinct volume.Split into three sections covering Guston's early career, his mid-century Abstract Expressionist work, and his controversial but now hugely influential late period, the book offers a complete introduction and overview of a mercurial figure.

“"[Mayer's] take on her father's life and work-through more than 120 illustrations of his paintings and drawings alongside a selection of biographical photographs-should make for essential reading." - The Art Newspaper”

"[Mayer's] take on her father's life and work-through more than 120 illustrations of his paintings and drawings alongside a selection of biographical photographs-should make for essential reading." -The Art Newspaper

Musa Mayer is President of the Guston Foundation, and the daughter of Philip Guston.

Philip Guston remains a pivotal figure in the history of twentieth-century American painting. Written by Musa Meyer--Guston's daughter and president of the Guston Foundation--this book brings Guston's life and his hugely rich and diverse output together into one succinct volume. Split into three sections covering Guston's early career, his mid-century Abstract Expressionist work, and his controversial but now hugely influential late period, and with more than 100 images of Guston's work (including both paintings and drawings), this offers a complete introduction and overview of a mercurial figure.

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