City Limits

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"City Limits" is a 1969 painting by American artist Philip Guston that exemplifies his late, cartoon-like figurative style, featuring hooded figures and urban imagery that critique violence and social hypocrisy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
person
work of art
artHistoricalContext post-Abstract Expressionism
artisticStyle cartoon-like
comic-inspired figuration
colorPalette blacks
grays
muted reds
pinks
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfOrigin United States of America
creator Philip Guston NERFINISHED
creatorOf City Limits NERFINISHED
critiques American racism
political violence
social hypocrisy
depicts buildings
cars
city streets
hooded figures
smoke
telephone poles
urban landscape
describedAs cartoon-like figurative style
satirical urban scene
genre figurative painting
hasInfluence contemporary political painting
later Neo-Expressionist painters
inception 1969
languageOfTitle English
mainSubject hooded figures in an urban setting
medium oil paint
movement Neo-Expressionism precursor
late Philip Guston figurative period
occupation painter
partOfSeries Philip Guston hooded-figure paintings
periodInArtistCareer late figurative period of Philip Guston
significantWorkOf Philip Guston NERFINISHED
theme American society
Ku Klux Klan imagery
political critique
racism
social hypocrisy
urban alienation
violence
title City Limits NERFINISHED

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Philip Guston notableWork City Limits