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La calle

Philip Guston American, born Canada
1977
Not on view
Esta pintura monumental reúne muchos de los temas que caracterizan el retorno de Guston al arte figurativo a finales de los años sesenta, una transformación que sorprendió sobremanera a los seguidores del expresionismo abstracto. Según escribió el artista en 1974, sus cuadros de esa época representan «un territorio parecido al Infierno de Dante». En esta escena de batalla, pintada con gran fuerza pero con irónico sentido del humor, la calle es el epicentro del desorden, la confrontación y el desperdicio. Presenta contrastes típicos de las obras tardías de Guston, en las que personajes de cómic pueblan escenas de pesadilla ejecutadas en una gama de grises apagados, rojos vivos y rosas chicle.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: La calle
  • Artista: Philip Guston, estadounidense, 1913–1980
  • Fecha: 1977
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 1,75 x 2,81 m
  • Crédito: Compra, donaciones de Lila Acheson Wallace y del Sr. Andrew Saul y Sra., donación de George A. Hearn, por intercambio, y Fondo Arthur Hoppock Hearn, 1983
  • Número de inventario: 1983.457
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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