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P55.001

Beggar's Joys, 1954-55
Oil on canvas
72 x 68 in.
182.9 x 172.7 cm
Signed front lower left: Philip Guston
Provenance
Private Collection
Private Collection
Auction: Sotheby's New York, Contemporary Art Evening Sale, November 11, 2008, Lot 30
Private Collection
Auction: Christie's, Contemporary Art from the Boris Leavitt Collection, November 20, 1996, Lot 4
Boris and Sophie Leavitt, Hanover
Exhibitions
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY, "Recent Paintings Philip Guston", February 06, 1956 - March 03, 1956 
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, "12 Americans", May 29, 1956 - September 09, 1956
Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, "IV Bienal do Museu de Arte Moderna, de São Paulo", September 22, 1957 - December 31, 1957
Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland, "Die Neue Amerikanische Malerei", April 19, 1958 - May 26, 1958 Travelled to:
Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Milan, Italy, "The New American Painting", June 01, 1958 - June 29, 1958
Museo Nacional de Arte Contemporaneo, Madrid, Spain, "The New American Painting", July 16, 1958 - August 11, 1958
Hochshule für Bildende Künste, Berlin, Germany, "The New American Painting", September 01, 1958 - October 01, 1958
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, "The New American Painting", October 17, 1958 - November 24, 1958
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium, "The New American Painting", December 05, 1958 - January 04, 1959
Musee National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, "The New American Painting", January 16, 1959 - February 15, 1959
Tate Gallery, London, England, "The New American Painting", February 24, 1959 - March 23, 1959
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, "The New American Painting", May 26, 1959 - September 08, 1959
Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, "V Bienal, Estados Unidos, 1959", September 21, 1959 - December 31, 1959
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, "Paths of Abstract Art", October 04, 1960 - November 13, 1960
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, "Philip Guston", May 03, 1962 - July 01, 1962  Travelled to:
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, "Philip Guston", September 20, 1962 - October 15, 1962
Whitechapel Gallery, London, England, "Philip Guston", January 16, 1963 - February 17, 1963
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium, "Philip Guston", March 01, 1963 - March 24, 1963
Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, CA, "Philip Guston", May 22, 1963 - June 30, 1963
Fort Lauderdale Art Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", October 04, 1963 - October 22, 1963 Travelled to:
Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, TN, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", November 05, 1963 - November 26, 1963
Cummer Gallery of Art, Jacksonville, FL, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", December 10, 1963 - December 29, 1963
Delaware Art Center, Wilmington, DE, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", January 15, 1964 - February 02, 1964
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", February 18, 1964 - March 09, 1964
Evansville Public Museum, Evansville, IN, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", March 22, 1964 - April 12, 1964
Roanoke Fine Arts Center, Roanoke, VA, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", May 04, 1964 - May 25, 1964
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", September 03, 1964 - September 20, 1964
Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", October 07, 1964 - October 25, 1964
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", November 12, 1964 - November 29, 1964
Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", December 11, 1964 - January 10, 1965
Memorial University Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", January 27, 1965 - February 14, 1965
London Public Library and Art Museum, London, Ontario, Canada, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", March 03, 1965 - March 21, 1965
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, "American Impressionists: Two Generations", April 07, 1965 - May 02, 1965
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, "Van Gogh and Expressionism", July 1964 - September 1964
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, "Philip Guston, A Selective Retrospective Exhibition: 1945-1965", February 27, 1966 - March 27, 1966 
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, "Two Decades of American Painting", October 15, 1966 - November 27, 1966 Travelled to:
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, "Two Decades of American Painting", December 10, 1966 - January 22, 1967
Lalit Kala Gallery, New Delhi, India, "Two Decades of American Painting", March 28, 1967 - April 16, 1967
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, "Two Decades of American Painting", June 06, 1967 - July 09, 1967
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, "Two Decades of American Painting", July 17, 1967 - August 13, 1967
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", May 15, 1980 - June 29, 1980  Travelled to:
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", July 20, 1980 - September 09, 1980
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, IL, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", November 12, 1980 - January 11, 1981
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", February 25, 1981 - April 26, 1981
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, "Philip Guston, Retrospective 1930 - 1979", June 24, 1981 - September 13, 1981
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, "Philip Guston Retrospective", March 30, 2003 - June 08, 2003  Travelled to:
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA, "Philip Guston Retrospective", June 28, 2003 - September 27, 2003
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, "Philip Guston Retrospective", October 27, 2003 - January 04, 2004
Royal Academy of Arts, London, England, "Philip Guston Retrospective", January 24, 2004 - April 12, 2004
L&M Arts, New York, NY, "Philip Guston 1954-1958", January 15, 2009 - February 28, 2009 
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA, "Philip Guston Now", May 01, 2022 - September 11, 2022  Travelled to:
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX, "Philip Guston Now", October 23, 2022 - January 15, 2023
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., "Philip Guston Now", March 02, 2023 - August 27, 2023
Tate Modern, London, England, "Philip Guston", October 05, 2023 - February 25, 2024
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