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UNIQUE ID: 
1.2011.874
Work Type: 
painting
Title: 
PH-613
Title: 
1942-No. 2
Creation Date: 
1942
Work Creator Name: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Display Measurement: 
42 5/8 x 33 1/2 in. (108.2 x 85.1 cm)
Work Material Name: 
oil paint
Work Material Support Name: 
canvas
Current Work Location Name: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Creation Location: 
Oakland, California
Work Inscription: 
Clyfford 1942
Work Inscription: 
Clyfford 1942 / 1942
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Inscription Author: 
Still, Clyfford
Work Relation: 
PH-96
Work Relation: 
CPSA.F001.S001.SB001.B001.001
Work Relation: 
CPSA.F001.S001.SB001.B001.020
Work Relation: 
1.2011.424
Work Description: 
In this striking work, a vertical form slashes across the composition from top to bottom. A second, smaller form rises at the bottom left. Both forms are created through negative space, as they are both left unpainted. They are surrounded by an inky blue-black field, in which the outline of a hulking form can be barely distinguished. The varnish covering the two forms has yellowed over time, thus transforming the two forms into glowing golden presences amidst a deep dark landscape.
Citation: 
Clyfford Still, PH-613, 1942. Oil on canvas, 42 1/2 x 33 1/2 inches (108.2 x 85.1 cm). Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO.
Work Rights Statement: 
© City and County of Denver / ARS, NY
Image Holding Institution: 
Clyfford Still Museum
Image Collection Name: 
CSM Art Collection: Objects
Image Rights Statement: 
IN COPYRIGHT