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Portrait II by Philip Guston

Portrait II

Philip Guston · 1965

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Artist
Philip Guston
Date
1965
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Culture
United States
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THE ARTIST

Philip Guston

Philip Guston, born Phillip Goldstein, was a Canadian and American painter who evolved from abstract expressionism to a raw, cartoonish figuration, often depicting hooded figures he called self-portraits.

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