Philip Guston ( 1913 - 1983 ) was a Canadian-American painter, printmaker, muralist and draftsman, regarded one of the "most important, powerful, and influential American painters of the last 100 years. Philip Guston s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices greatly surpassing estimated prices, varying from 54000 USD for Solitary II in 2003 to a remarkable record