Guston timeline

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Source: Britannica

Philip Guston is born to a family of Jewish immigrants in Canada.

Guston's father commits suicide. Guston takes an interest in drawing and begins his education in art.

Guston begins creating political murals and surrealist paintings.

Guston strips back his art and paints primarily with thick black lines.

Guston moves towards abstraction and creates paintings defined by form and color.

Guston begins painting in his iconic cartoonish style, primarily using pinks and reds.

Philip Guston abruptly dies of a heart attack at the age of 66.