Philip Guston

Modern Masters Series #11

by Robert Storr

With more than 100 illustrations -- approximately 48 in full color -- this innovative series offers a fresh look at the most creative and influential artists of the postwar era. Modern Masters form a perfect reference set for home, school, or library. Each handsomely designed volume presents: - A thorough survey of the artist's life and work

- Statements by the artist

- An illustrated chapter on technique

- Chronology

- Lists of exhibitions and public collections

- Annotated bibliography

- Index

Genres: Art

128 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1986

About the author

Robert Storr is an American curator, critic, painter, and writer.

Reviews

[Mesut Bostancı · Rating 5 out of 5]

Guston's work is even MORE interesting when you know the back story

[Karl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love these books in the Abbeville Modern Masters series. They treat each artist chronologically, place em in the context of eir contemporaries, and even include a section about the artist's particular process and preferred media. Great resources for someone like me who's playing around with lots of different methods.

I chose to read about Guston because he was mentioned in Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me. He's fascinating, because he started out as a figurative artist, moved to abstract expressionism, and then returned to figurative work late in his career, with striking cartoonish imagery that most people associate with him.