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DiaporamaCity Limits
In City Limits, Guston's hooded characters squeeze into a car, like clowns, as if to go cause trouble in town. His Klansmen often undertook myriad tasks in his paintings, but more than most, this image reflects an aspect of Guston's original motivation for switching back towards realism: a growing fear at the spread of political disorder and upheaval in America.
Philip Guston (1913 – 1980)
Philip Guston (1913-1980) was a pivotal Canadian-American artist known for his evolution from Abstract Expressionism to raw, figurative art exploring racism, identity & political satire. A key figure in the New York School.
About this artwork
- Title: City Limits
- Artist: Philip Guston
- Year: 1969
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Color palette: Earthy
- Main color: Rosy Brown
- Color hue: Amber to Saffron
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