The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 21, 2024
Tour
1969
(American, 1913–1980)
Unframed: 106.7 x 121.9 cm (42 x 48 in.)
© The Estate of Philip Guston
Location: not on view
Description
Guston is known as one of the pioneers of abstract expressionism, the American 1950s art movement whose traces can be seen in the painterly quality of Tour. This painting is a prime example of the body of work Guston produced for his 1970 exhibition at Marlborough Gallery, New York, which shocked the art world with its figurative, almost cartoonlike style and hooded subjects evocative of the Ku Klux Klan. This darkly absurd series depicts the nefarious Klansmen in the midst of performing everyday activities, wryly commenting upon the ability we all possess to promote ideals either positive or gravely harmful.- (Consigned by the artist to Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY, 1970-1972); (David McKee Gallery, New York, NY); Agnes Gund, 1987.
- Reichard, Stephen, and Anne Livet. Art against AIDS: An Art Sale in New York City, June Through December, 1987, for the Benefit of the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR). New York, N.Y. (40 W. 57th St., Suite 406, New York 10019-4001): The Foundation, 1987. p. 167. p. 167, color repr.Hinson, Tom E. "Notable Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147. Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 107 www.jstor.orgCleveland Museum of Art. Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016. Mentioned: P. 25
- Notable Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 15, 1991).Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, "Notable Acquisitions," CMA Bulletin 78 (June 1991), p. 107, repr.Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art (1987 - 88); on loan from Agnes Gund.
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