Met announces gift of 220 Philip Guston works from artist’s daughter

Philip Guston (American (born Canada), 1913–1980), ‘The Line,’ 1978. Oil on canvas, 71 by 73 1⁄4in (180.3 by 186.1cm). Photograph by Genevieve Hanson © The estate of Philip Guston. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, promised gift of Musa Guston Mayer
Philip Guston (American (born Canada), 1913–1980), ‘The Line,’ 1978. Oil on canvas, 71 by 73 1⁄4in (180.3 by 186.1cm). Photograph by Genevieve Hanson © The estate of Philip Guston. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, promised gift of Musa Guston Mayer
Philip Guston (American (born Canada), 1913–1980), ‘The Line,’ 1978. Oil on canvas, 71 by 73 1⁄4in (180.3 by 186.1cm). Photograph by Genevieve Hanson © The estate of Philip Guston. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, promised gift of Musa Guston Mayer

NEW YORK — On December 14, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced a transformative promised gift of 220 works by Philip Guston (1913–1980) from the personal collection of Musa Mayer, the artist’s daughter. Consisting of 96 paintings and 124 drawings — the earliest created in 1930 and the latest made in 1980 — the collection represents the full arc of Guston’s career. Ultimately, the gift will position the Met as the largest repository of works by the iconic American painter.

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