Catalogue Raisonné

P77.007

Couple in Bed, 1977
Oil on canvas
81 x 94½ in.
205.7 x 240.0 cm
Signed front lower right: Philip Guston
Provenance
The Art Institute of Chicago, through prior bequest of Frances W. Pick, and memorial gift from her daughter, Mary P. Hines
Exhibitions
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain, "Philip Guston: Retrospectiva de Pintura", March 01, 1989 - May 08, 1989  Travelled to:
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, "Philip Guston Retrospective", March 30, 2003 - June 08, 2003  Travelled to:
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA, "Philip Guston Now", May 01, 2022 - September 11, 2022  Travelled to:
Bibliography
Storr, Robert. Philip Guston. New York: Abbeville Modern Masters, 1986, illus. in b&w no. 90 p. 86
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston by His Daughter. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988, illus. in color no. 53 (following p. 146) and mentioned in text p. 131
Serraller, F. Calvo. "Abierta en Madrid una retrospectiva de Guston: En Centro Reina Sofia expone 70 obras del artista que paso del expresionismo abstracto a la figuracion." El País (Madrid), March 2, 1989, mentioned in text, not illus.
Gallego, Julian. "El gusto de Guston." ABC (Madrid), March 2, 1989, mentioned in text, not illus.
Llorca, Pablo. "Philip Guston: Un pintor muy visceral." Dunia, July 1989, pp. 108–10, illus. p. 110
Brandenburg, John. "Seeing Guston's Art Requires a 'Leap' to Dallas." Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), December 24, 1989, section Travel & Entertainment, p. 4, mentioned in text, not illus.
Philip Guston: 50 Years of Painting. Pamphlet. St. Louis: Saint Louis Art Museum, 1989, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Philip Guston: Retrospectiva de Pintura. Exh. cat. Essays by Mark Rosenthal, Robert Storr, Carrie Rickey, Francisco Calvo Serraller, and Dore Ashton. Madrid: Ministerio de Cultura, Dirección General de Bellas Artes y Archivos, Centro Nacional de Exposiciones, 1989, cat. no. 52, illus. in color p. 128
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston by His Daughter. 1988. Reprint, New York: Penguin, 1990, illus. in b&w no. 53 (following p. 146) and mentioned in text p. 131
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston. 1988. Reprint, London: Thames and Hudson, 1991, illus. in b&w no. 53 (following p. 146) and mentioned in text p. 131
"Portfolio and Documents: Philip Guston." TO: A Journal of Poetry, Prose & the Visual Arts 2, no. 3–4 (1994): pp. 159–206, mentioned in text of William Corbett essay p. 190, not illus.
Corbett, William. Philip Guston's Late Work: A Memoir. Boston: Zoland Books, 1994, mentioned in text p. 99, not illus.
Wood, James N., and Teri J. Edelstein. The Art Institute of Chicago: Twentieth-Century Painting and Sculpture. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1996, p. 142, illus. in color
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, illus. in b&w no. 53 (following p. 146) and mentioned in text p. 131
DeLong, Lea Rosson. Shifting Visions O'Keeffe Guston Richter. Exh. cat. Des Moines: Des Moines Art Center, 1998, mentioned in text, not illus.
Wood, James N., and Debra N. Mancoff. Treasures from the Art Institute of Chicago. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 2000, illus. in color p. 314
Philip Guston: One-Shot-Paintings/De Un Solo Aliento. Exh. cat. Essays by Kosme de Barañano, María Jesús Folch, Fernando Gomez Aguilera, and Manuel Padorno. Valencia: IVAM, 2001. In association with Ediciones Aldeasa, illus. in color p. 128
Tojner, Poul Erik. "Udsat (Philip Guston)." Louisiana Magasin, May 2003, illus. in color p. 39
Knight, Christopher. "The Paint Is the Thing; Through Abstract and Figurative Styles, Philip Guston Emphasized the Material and Ritual Significance of Art." Los Angeles Times, August 23, 2003, Home edition, section Calendar, pp. E1, E18, illus. in color p. E1 and mentioned in text p. E18
Kimmelman, Michael. "Anxious Liberator of an Era's Demons." The New York Times, October 31, 2003, section Weekend, pp. E37, E39, illus. in b&w p. E39
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Exhibitions & The Collection, Calendar, Philip Guston." November/December 2003, illus. in color pg. 7
USA Today (West Babylon, NY). "Philip Guston: Abstract Expressionism's Provocative Pioneer and Ultimate Critic." November 1, 2003, mentioned in text
Budick, Ariella. "Feel The Rage: A Philip Guston exhibit at the Met puts his pain on display." Newsday, November 2, 2003, pp. D19-D20, illus. in b&w p. D19
Moy, Karen. "Guston: When Figurative Art is Courageous." People's World, November 27, 2003. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Anfam, David. "Eye to Eye with Philip Guston." RA Magazine, Winter 2003, pp. 34–38, illus. in color p. 38
Greenberg, Sarah. "First Person: Sarah Greenberg Talks to Award-Winning Cartoonist Art Spiegelman about the Gutsiness of Guston." RA Magazine, Winter 2003, p. 39, illus. in color p. 38
Henry, Clare. "An Artist who Delighted in 'Crapola.'" Financial Times (London), December 2, 2003, illus. in b&w
Kuspit, Donald. "Philip Guston's Self-Doubt." artnet Magazine, December 4, 2003, illus. in color online
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Siegel, Lee. "The Artful Dodger: Philip Guston was Misunderstood—But Why?" Slate Magazine, December 9, 2003, illus. in color in article and color image included as part of slide show attached to article
Danto, Arthur C. "The Abstract Impressionist." Nation, December 11, 2003. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Krauss, Nicole. "The First Painter after the Last." Modern Painters, Winter 2003, illus. in color and mentioned in text p. 91
Auping, Michael. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Philip Guston Retrospective. Exh. cat. London: Thames & Hudson, 2003, illus. in color Plate 108, unpaginated
Searle, Adrian. "The Devil Inside: Philip Guston Was a Smoking, Boozing, Pill-Popping, Anxiety-Ridden Work-Obsessive. And It's All There in His Astonishing Work, Says Adrian Searle." Guardian, January 20, 2004, pp. 12–13, illus. in color pp. 12-13
Philip Guston: Odd Man Out. BBC Four, January 28, 2004. Television, illus. in color
Rubinstein, Raphael. "Philip Guston: Some Thoughts." Art in America, March 2004, illus. in color p. 91
Royal Academy of Arts, Focus Afternoon. "The Culture of Painting: Guston and History." Flyer. March 6, 2004, illus. in color
Ware, Chris. "Philip Guston: A Cartoonist's Appreciation." McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, no. 13 (2004), illus. in color pp. 90-91
Danto, Arthur Coleman. Unnatural Wonders: Essays from the Gap Between Art and Life. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005, mentioned in text p. 138, not illus.
Bucklow, Christopher. What Is in the Dwat: The Universe of Guston's Final Decade. Grasmere, England: Wordsworth Trust, 2007, Plate 39, illus. in color p. 188 and mentioned in text pp. 73 and 128
Rossen, Susan F., Elizabeth Stephina, Talia Ullmann, and Susan Weidemeyer, eds. Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2009, illus. in color p. 162
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Kaufmann, David. Telling Stories: Philip Guston's Later Works. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010, mentioned in text pp 49 and 69, not illus.
Craig, Megan. Levinas and James: Towards a Pragmatic Phenomenology. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2010, illus. in b&w Fig. 4, p. 174
Pfeiffer, Ingrid, and Max Hollein, eds. Philip Guston Das Grosse Spatwerk/Late Works. Exh. cat. Cologne: Strzeleckibooks, 2013, illus. in color fig. 11 p. 22 (Ingrid Pfeiffer essay) and mentioned in text p. 22 (English)/23 (German)
Druick, Douglas. Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago. 4th ed. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2013, illus. in color p. 163
Sylvester, David. Ein Gespräch mit Philip Guston. NichtSoKleineBibliothek 8. Bern: Piet Meyer Verlag, 2013, illus. in color p. 71, illus. no. 26
Miller, Peter Benson, ed. Go Figure! New Perspectives on Guston. New York: American Academy in Rome; New York Review of Books, 2014, mentioned in text p. 80, not illus.
The Essential Guide: Art Institute of Chicago. 4th edition. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2015, illus. in color p. 257
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Philip Guston & The Poets. Exh. cat. Essay by Kosme de Barañano. Hauser & Wirth, 2017, illus. in color p. 101
Findlay, Michael. Seeing Slowly: Looking at Modern Art. New York: Prestel, 2017, illus. in color p. 219
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: Un ritratto intimo di Philip Guston. Monza: Johan & Levi, 2017, illus. in color fig. 37 (opposite p. 224) and mentioned in text p. 149
Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong Issue no. 1: Philip Guston. Exh. guide. Zurich: Hauser & Wirth, 2018, illus. in color and mentioned in text p. 18
Cooper, Harry, Mark Godfrey, Alison de Lima Greene, and Kate Nesin. Philip Guston Now. Exh. cat. Washington D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2020, illus. in color Plate 160 p. 156
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Saenger, Peter. "Philip Guston Made Images That Spark Arguments." Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2022. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Apollo (London). "Philip Guston Now." April 22, 2022. Online, illus. in color
Saenger, Peter. "Images That Spark Arguments." Wall Street Journal, April 23-24, 2022, p. C14, mentioned in text, not illus.
Marcus, J.S. "Controversially postponed Philip Guston show finally gets going. How has it changed?" Art Newspaper, April 26, 2022. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Cotter, Holland. "After a Tempest, Philip Guston Shines in a Show True to His Spirit." New York Times, April 28, 2022. Online, illus. in color
Cotter, Holland. "True to His Ferocious Spirit." New York Times, April 29, 2022, pp. C1, C14, illus. in color
Gay, Malcolm. "Are we ready to look at 'Philip Guston Now'?" Boston Globe, April 30, 2022. Online, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Dafoe, Taylor. "An Off-Ramp, a Trauma Specialist, and Preparedness Pamphlets: How the MFA Boston Reworked Its Philip Guston Retrospective." artnet News, May 5, 2022. Online, illus. in color
Smee, Sebastian. "In long-awaited Philip Guston show, great art comes with a warning." Washington Post, May 6, 2022. Online, illus. in color
Hoffman, A.R. "Guston: A Genius Beyond Controversy." New York Sun, May 7, 2022. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Masdearte.com (Madrid). "Mirar a Guston tras el asesinato de Floyd: El Museum of Fine Arts Boston muestra su obra más comprometida." May 10, 2022. Online, illus. in color
Schwartz, Penny. "After 2-year delay, Philip Guston art exhibit explores his Jewish identity — under cloud of controversy." Jewish Telegraphic Agency, May 11, 2022. Online
, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Bowen, Jared. 'Philip Guston Now' portrays art of controversial and confrontational painter. Washington D.C.: PBS News Hour, May 12, 2022. Video, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Colucci, Emily. "'Philip Guston Now' is an Unintentionally Perfect Satire of Contemporary Liberal Cultural Politics." filthy dreams, May 23, 2022. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Bowker, Brittany. "RM from BTS stops in Boston, tours MFA exhibit ahead of White House visit." Boston Globe, June 1, 2022. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Naves, Mario. "Finding Context: After a nearly two-year postponement, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston became the first of four venues to open the Philip Guston Now exhibition." Art & Antiques, June 2022, pp. 34-39, mentioned in text p. 39, not illus.
Fendrich, Laurie. "Philip Guston's existential ferocity." Two Coats of Paint, June 1, 2022. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Budick, Ariella. "Philip Guston's fearless work outshines qualms and controversy in Boston." Financial Times (London), June 15, 2022. Online, illus. in color
Budick, Ariella. "Cowardice and evil unmasked." Financial Times (London), June 18/19, 2022, section Life & Arts, p. 13, illus. in color
Bolton-Fasman, Judy. "The Art and Social Conscience of Jewish Artist Philip Guston." JewishBoston, June 28, 2022. Online, illus. in color as part of slideshow
Saccocia, Susan. "Spotlight Review: Philip Guston Now." Art New England, July/August 2022. Print, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Conroy, Violet. "Four Contemporary Artists on the Unsparing Legacy of Philip Guston." AnOther Magazine, July 8, 2022. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Whyte, Murray. "This summer, cool down with some art and culture." Boston Globe, July 15, 2022. Online, illus. in color
Seisdedos, Iker. "Philip Guston: la corrección política puede herir su sensibilidad." El País (Madrid), July 15, 2022. Online, illus. in color
Campanini, Cristiana. "Troubled Philip Guston." Abitare (Milan), August 3, 2022. Online, illus. in color as part of a gallery of images attached to the article
Michelman, Elizabeth. "Philip Guston's True Colors at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston." Artscope, August 9, 2022. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Yau, John. "Philip Guston's Haunted Testimonies." Hyperallergic, August 18, 2022. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Lieberman, Joshua. "We get the picture." Spectator (London), August 20, 2022, pp. 44-45.
, illus. in color p. 44
Lieberman, Joshua. "Guston is treated with contempt: Philip Guston Now reviewed." Spectator (London), August 20, 2022. Online, illus. in color
Garelick, Jon. "For Philip Guston, the political was personal." Boston Globe, September 2, 2022, section Opinion. Online.
, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Garelick, Jon. "For Philip Guston, the political was personal." Boston Globe, September 2, 2022, section Opinion. Print, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Parker, Dian. "Philip Guston's Pinks and Reds." Art & Object (Chapel Hill, NC), September 27, 2022. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Houston Chronicle. "MFAH opens new exhibition looking at KKK's murderous deeds, Philip Guston's first Houston show." October 25, 2022. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Dansby, Andrew. "Conflict and conscience: MFAH's 'Philip Guston Now' is the late artist's first-ever show in Houston." Houston Chronicle, November 6, 2022, pp. G1, G7, mentioned in text p. G7, not illus.
Coughlan, Andy. "Then and 'Now': Guston Retrospective Shows Artist Exploring Human Condition." Art of Living, November 18, 2022, pp. C3-C4, detail illus. in color p. C4 and mentioned in text p. C4
Coughlan, Andy. "Take a look at this Houston art exhibit through a Southeast Texan's eyes." Beaumont Enterprise, (Texas), November 21, 2022. Online, illus. in color as part of a slideshow and mentioned in text
González, Rosa Boshier. "Philip Guston Now." Brooklyn Rail, December 2022-January 2023. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
González, Rosa Boshier. "Philip Guston." Brooklyn Rail, December/January 2022/23, pp. 57-58, mentioned in text p. 58, not illus.
Fielder, Garland. "Review: 'Philip Guston Now' at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston." Glasstire (Texas), December 6, 2022. Online, illus. in color as part of an installation photo
Philip Guston. Lyon: FAGE éditions, 2022, illus. in color p. 55
Dumont, Etienne. "Le peintre Philip Guston revient en grâce aux USA." Bilan (Geneva), February 18, 2023. Online, illus. in color
Bui, Phong. "Philip Guston Now—A Personal Meditation." Brooklyn Rail, May 2023. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Brooklyn Rail. "Reflections on Philip Guston Now." June 2023. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Brooklyn Rail. "Reflections on Philip Guston Now." June 2023, pp. 30-31, mentioned in text, not illus.
Bui, Phong. "Philip Guston Now—A Personal Meditation." Brooklyn Rail, July/August 2023, pp. 48-49, mentioned in text p. 49, not illus.
Jones, Jonathan, Adrian Searle and Oliver Wainwright. "Sarah Lucas, Philip Guston and women revolt: the best art and architecture of autumn 2023." Guardian, August 21, 2023. Online, illus. in color
Tate Etc. "Transformations on a Canvas." Issue 59, Autumn 2023, pp. 72-83, illus. in color p. 81 and mentioned in text p. 80
Searle, Adrian. "'What would it be like to be evil?' Controversial Philip Guston show ridicules the virus-like KKK." Guardian, October 3, 2023. Online, illus. in color
Harris, Gareth. "Postponed Philip Guston survey finally opens at Tate Modern." Art Newspaper, October 3, 2023. Online, illus. in color
Luke, Ben. "Philip Guston at Tate Modern review: riven with anger, engorged with love, haunted by suffering." Evening Standard (London), October 3, 2023. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Freeman, Laura. "Philip Guston review — beyond the controversy, marvel at the craft." Times (London), October 3, 2023. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Kent, Sarah. "Philip Guston, Tate Modern review - a compelling look at an artist who derided the KKK: How to appear daft while addressing the dark side." Arts Desk, October 5, 2023. Online, mentioned in text, not illus.
Chlopicki, Ernest. "Review: Philip Guston at Tate Modern ★★★★☆." Strand (London), October 6, 2023. Online, illus. in color
Prodger, Michael. "Philip Guston's American monsters." New Statesman (London), October 8, 2023. Online.
, mentioned in text, not illus.
Cumming, Laura. "Philip Guston; Sarah Lucas: Happy Gas review – tragi-comic cartoonery." Guardian, October 8, 2023. Online, mentioned in text as "Couple," not illus.
Judah, Hettie. "Taking Philip Guston on his own terms." Apollo, October 24, 2023. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Pritchard, Claudia. "Philip Guston and the art of fear and loathing." The New European, November 1, 2023. Online, illus. in color and mentioned in text
Judah, Hettie. "In Perspective: 'While I have thought a lot about Guston, I had seen little of his work." Apollo (London), November 2023, pp. 33-34, illus. in color Fig. 2 p. 34 and mentioned in text
Jacobson, Howard. "Philip Guston's fight against evil." UnHerd, December 5, 2023. Online, illus. in color
Mayer, Musa. Night Studio: A Memoir of Philip Guston. 1988. Reprint, Zurich: Hauser & Wirth, 2023, illus. no. 72, illus. in color p. 183 and mentioned in text pp. 180-181
Duponchelle, Valérie. "Philip Guston, le peintre qui met du mouvement dans l'abstraction." Le Figaro (Paris), January 18, 2024, mentioned in text, not illus.